A new probabilistic method for quantifying n-dimensional ecological niches and niche overlap

Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 318-324

  Swanson, Heidi K ^a   Lysy, Martin ^a   POwer, Michael ^a   Stasko, Ashley D ^a   Johnson, Jim D ^b   Reist, James D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic fish; Bayesian probabilistic analysis; Beaufort sea; Canada; Coregonus spp; Niche overlap; Niche quantification; NicheROVER; Stable isotopes; Yukon territory

Indexed keywords

MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NICHE OVERLAP; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALMONID; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

COREGONUS;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY;

EID: 84927913852     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/14-0235.1     Document Type: Article

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