Improving the analyses of nestedness for large sets of matrices
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چکیده
Nestedness is a property of binary matrices of ecological data and quantified by the matrix’s temperature, T. The program widely used to calculate T is Nestedness Temperature Calculator (NTC). NTC analyses matrices individually, turning the analysis of large sets time-consuming. We introduce ANINHADO, a program developed to perform rapid and automatic calculation of T over 10,000 matrices. ANINHADO can be useful to minimize the time spent in analysis and to compare real data against a variety of null models that typically generate a large number of replicates. 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Environmental Modelling and Software
دوره 21 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006