Modelling and classification of species abundance: a case study in the Barro Colorado Island plot

Abdollah Jalilian

Journal of Applied Statistics, 2017, vol. 44, issue 13, 2401-2409

Abstract: Quantifying and modelling the effect of environmental variables on the abundance of species is of great importance in plant ecology and forestry. In this paper, using a log-additive model, the effect of environmental variables on distribution of five species in the Barro Colorado Island plot is modelled. The fitted log-additive models are examined and compared with conventional log-linear models. Finally, a cluster analysis is employed to classify species into groups with similar habitat preferences.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/02664763.2016.1254732

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