Rank Distributions in Community Ecology from the Statistical Viewpoint

Author: Maksimov V. N.  

Publisher: MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica

ISSN: 1062-3590

Source: Biology Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vol.31, Iss.3, 2004-05, pp. : 291-298

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Abstract

Traditional statistical methods for definition of empirical functions of abundance distribution (population, biomass, production, etc.) of species in a community are applicable for processing of multivariate data contained in the above quantitative indices of the communities. In particular, evaluation of moments of distribution suffices for convolution of the data contained in a list of species and their abundance. At the same time, the species should be ranked in the list in ascending rather than descending population and the distribution models should be analyzed on the basis of the data on abundant species only.