The use of contact sampling in studies of association in vegetation

P. De Jong, L. W. Aarssen, R. Turkington

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Abstract

It is preferable to tabulate and analyse data with an unfolded contingency table where the ordered 'contact pairs' (i, j) and (j, i) are distinguished, rather than with a folded (triangular) table used previously. This, together with considerations of the treatment of data in which there are events of within-species 'contact pairs' (i.e. when j = i), forms the basis for recommending an 'optimal' strategy for examining tendencies for between-species association - optimal in the sense of both statistical efficacy and sampling mechanics. -from Authors

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)545-559
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Ecology
Volume71
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 1983
Externally publishedYes

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