Variation in copepod species assemblage distributions. The utility of the log-normal approach

Peter B. Ortner; Leonard C. Hill; Shailer R. Cummings

doi:10.1016/0025-326X(82)90169-2

Variation in copepod species assemblage distributions. The utility of the log-normal approach

Peter B. Ortner, Leonard C. Hill, Shailer R. Cummings

Marine Biology and Fisheries

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Abstract

Pelagic copepod species distributions were found to vary in relation to an environmental gradient. As suggested by Gray, systematic changes were noted in the skewness of the log-normal. However, no systematic changes in the standard of deviation of the log-normal were noted. The data indicate that such assemblages ill-fit Preston's 'canonical' expectation. Further, analysis of changes in the evenness function yielded similar conclusions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	195-197
Number of pages	3
Journal	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	13
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0025-326X(82)90169-2
State	Published - Jun 1982

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Ortner, P. B., Hill, L. C., & Cummings, S. R. (1982). Variation in copepod species assemblage distributions. The utility of the log-normal approach. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 13(6), 195-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/0025-326X(82)90169-2

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