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nearest neighbor analysis — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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nearest neighbor analysis

Scope: methodological

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Knowledge graph centered on nearest neighbor analysis with 65 nodes and 126 connections. Top connected: Ipomopsis, Ligusticum porteri, Delphinium, Atriplex canescens, Potentilla.

Definition

Statistical method comparing species composition near target individuals to background composition to identify spatial associations

Related Terms (2)

NN analysisnearest neighbor

Publications (2)

Getting to the Root of It: Effects of Castilleja Root Hemiparasitism on Plant Community Structure and Function

Factors influencing floral traits in Rocky Mountain meadows: competition, environmental filtering, and phylogeny

Related Concepts (10)

hemiparasitism

process2 shared papers

trait filtering

process1 shared paper

intraspecific variation

phenomenon1 shared paper

frequency-dependent selection

theory1 shared paper

competitive ability

theory1 shared paper

species diversity

metric1 shared paper

keystone species

theory1 shared paper

host specificity

phenomenon1 shared paper

phylogenetic signal

measurement1 shared paper

competitive release

hypothesis1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Carex sp.

Lupinus

Fabaceae1 paper

Juniperus communis

Cupressaceae1 paper

Erigeron

Asteraceae1 paper

Deschampsia cespitosa

Taraxacum

Asteraceae1 paper

Poa pratensis

Berberis repens

Berberidaceae1 paper

Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

Caprifoliaceae1 paper

Astragalus sp.