Characterizing the Relative Spatial Structure of Point Patterns
Joint Authors
Puech, Florence
Traissac, Stéphane
Marcon, Eric
Source
International Journal of Ecology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Biology
Abstract EN
We generalize Ripley’s K function to get a new function, M, to characterize the spatial structure of a point pattern relatively to another one.
We show that this new approach is pertinent in ecology when space is not homogenous and the size of objects matters.
We present how to use the function and test the data against the null hypothesis of independence between points.
In a tropical tree data set we detect intraspecific aggregation and interspecific competition.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Marcon, Eric& Puech, Florence& Traissac, Stéphane. 2012. Characterizing the Relative Spatial Structure of Point Patterns. International Journal of Ecology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Marcon, Eric…[et al.]. Characterizing the Relative Spatial Structure of Point Patterns. International Journal of Ecology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Marcon, Eric& Puech, Florence& Traissac, Stéphane. Characterizing the Relative Spatial Structure of Point Patterns. International Journal of Ecology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485664