A unified analysis of niche overlap incorporating data of different types

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-184

  Geange, Shane W ^a   Pledger, Shirley ^a   Burns, Kevin C ^a   Shima, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Community structure; Multivariate analysis; Null model analysis; Reef fish; Resource use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858616568     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2010.00070.x     Document Type: Article

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