Using assemblage data in ecological indicators: A comparison and evaluation of commonly available statistical tools

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 253-262

  Smith, Joseph M ^a   Mather, Martha E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Detrended correspondence analysis; Fish assemblage; Fish community; Logistic regression; Multidimensional scaling

Indexed keywords

DETRENDED CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; FISH ASSEMBLAGE; FISH COMMUNITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SCALING;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; STATISTICAL TESTS; STATISTICS;

MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; GUIDELINE; GUILD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LOGISTICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; STREAMWATER;

EID: 80053288381     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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