Bayesian methods for comparing species physiological and ecological response curves

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 34, Issue , 2016, Pages 35-43

  Ashcroft, Michael B ^a   Casanova Katny, Angélica ^b   Mengersen, Kerrie ^c   Rosenstiel, Todd N ^d   Turnbull, Johanna D ^a   Wasley, Jane ^a,e   Waterman, Melinda J ^a,f   Zúñiga, Gustavo E ^f   Robinson, Sharon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE TEMUCO   (Chile)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^f CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY CEDENNA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antarctic moss; Community ecology; Niche partitioning; Photosynthesis; Physiological response; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MOSS; NICHE BREADTH; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANTARCTICA;

BRYOPHYTA; CERATODON PURPUREUS; CHORISODONTIUM; POLYTRICHASTRUM ALPINUM; SCHISTIDIUM ANTARCTICI;

EID: 84964829664     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2016.03.001     Document Type: Article

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