574.5247/G.M

Multivariate Analysis in Community Ecology

HUGH G. GAUCH,JR.

Contents

<!--Introduction ( Historical Perspective – The Two-Way Data Matrix – Aspects of Community Data – Multivariate Methods – Evaluation of Multivariate Methods – The Human Factor – Successive Refinement – Purposes of Multivariate Analysis –An Overview ).

<!--Sampling Methods ( General Considerations – Standard Community Sampling Procedures – Environmental and Historical Data ).

<!--Direct Gradient Analysis ( Basic Puposes and Example – Methods – Results – Data Set Properties – Simulated Data - Discussion ).

<!--Ordination ( Five Conceptual Spaces – The Purposes of Ordination – Ordination Techniques – Evaluation of Ordination Techniques – Interpretation and Presentation of Results ).

<!--Classification ( Classification Theory – Classification Techniques - Evaluation of Classification Techniques – Discussion ).

<!--Applications ( General Recommendations – Applied Community Ecology – Related Fields – Distant Fields – Discussion ).

Prep./ Fatma Essam

Manage./ Huda Hosny