Application of a self-organizing map to select representative species in multivariate analysis: A case study determining diatom distribution patterns across France

• Published in: Ecological informatics Vol. 1; no. 3; pp. 247 - 257
• Main Authors: Park, Young-Seuk, Tison, Juliette, Lek, Sovan, Giraudel, Jean-Luc, Coste, Michel, Delmas, François
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Dimension reduction; Environmental Sciences; Multivariate analysis; Representative species; Self-organizing map; Dimension reduction; Multivariate analysis; Self-organizing map; Representative species; FRANCE

Ecological communities consist of a large number of species. Most species are rare or have low abundance, and only a few are abundant and/or frequent. In quantitative community analysis, abundant species are commonly used to interpret patterns of habitat disturbance or ecosystem degradation. Rare sp...