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This report documents statistical procedures for using species abundance distributions for monitoring pollution impacts in aquatic biological communities. The species abundance distributions are also appropriate for use in other areas of applied ecology as well. Previous use of these tools by ecologists has relied on largely ad hoc data analysis procedures having little basis in statistical theory. This report is a synthesis of the statistical theory that applies to species abundance distributions. The report discusses appropriate statistical interpretation of the distributions, sampling distributions, types of abundance models such as the lognormal and the gamma, the canonical hypothesis of species abundance, and methods of testing hypotheses. It also identifies a number of important questions needing further research. Submitted to Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior.

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Title:
Statistics of species abundance distributions in monitoring aquatic communities. Research technical completion report, A-085-IDA
Authors:
Dennis, Brian
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1982-12
Description:
This report documents statistical procedures for using species abundance distributions for monitoring pollution impacts in aquatic biological communities. The species abundance distributions are also appropriate for use in other areas of applied ecology as well. Previous use of these tools by ecologists has relied on largely ad hoc data analysis procedures having little basis in statistical theory. This report is a synthesis of the statistical theory that applies to species abundance distributions. The report discusses appropriate statistical interpretation of the distributions, sampling distributions, types of abundance models such as the lognormal and the gamma, the canonical hypothesis of species abundance, and methods of testing hypotheses. It also identifies a number of important questions needing further research. Submitted to Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Subjects:
Statistics Statistical analysis Species composition Water pollution effects Distribution Aquatic populations
Collection:
IWRRI
IWRRI number:
198203
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Publisher:
Idaho Water and Energy Resources Research Institute; University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
KIT
Date Digitized:
2017-08-22

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"Statistics of species abundance distributions in monitoring aquatic communities. Research technical completion report, A-085-IDA", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-198203.html
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Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
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