Determination of diagnostic species with statistical fidelity measures

• Published in: Journal of vegetation science Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 79 - 90
• Main Authors: Chytrý, Milan, Tichý, Lubomír, Holt, Jason, Botta-Dukát, Zoltán
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2002
• Subjects: Character species; Differential species; Ehrendorfer; Frequency; Indicator species; Non-parametric statistics; Phytosociological database; Plant community; Vegetation classification

. Statistical measures of fidelity, i.e. the concentration of species occurrences in vegetation units, are reviewed and compared. The focus is on measures suitable for categorical data which are based on observed species frequencies within a vegetation unit compared with the frequencies expected und...