Species-environment relationships in three woodlands using canonical correspondence analysis
- R. Keymeulen
- H. Beeckman
Abstract
Relations between plant communities and environment were investigated in an ecological study in three woodlands in the south of Flanders, Belgium. The vegetation was sampled and three environmental variables (light penetration, chemical composition of the soil and species composition of the tree and shrub layer) were measured. By application of canonical correspondence analysis (CCA), relations between the vegetation and the environmental variables could be evaluated. The percentage of Fagus sylvatica in the basal area seemed to be the most decisive environmental variable determining the presence of plant communities. It could be derived as well that CCA can be a very useful technique for the determination of the indicator values of the species for their environment.
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Keymeulen, R. & Beeckman, H., (1990) “Species-environment relationships in three woodlands using canonical correspondence analysis”, Silva Gandavensis 55. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/sg.v55i0.898
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