The detection of spatial structure in populations and communities: An empirical case study

Ecoscience

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-110

  Warren, Marié ^a   McGeoch, Melodie A ^b   Chown, Steven L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Morans I; Natural variation; Spatial autocorrelation; Weak spatial structure

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLY; FRUIT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MESOCOSM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SAMPLING; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUCCESSION;

DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 76149131705     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/16-1-3185     Document Type: Article

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