Nearest-neighbor analysis of microhabitat partitioning in stream insect communities |
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Authors: | D. N. Alstad |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Biology, University of Utah, 84112 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
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Abstract: | Sampling and statistical techniques are presented to identify nonrandom distributional patterns resulting from microhabitat selection by stream insects. The method is based on the frequency of conspecific combinations in a series of nearest-neighbor pairs. Its use is demonstrated with data from a Rocky Mountain caddisfly community. |
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Keywords: | Microhabitat selection nearest-neighbors Trichoptera Hydropsychidae |
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