Craig - checking for clumped vs. random spatial patterns can be as easy as comparing observed distributions of the number of individuals among locations against a poisson pdf. However, a 10 x 10m grid is, in my opinion, a bit small to be trying to make any decisions about spatial patterns... perhaps you could provide more details on your design.
Stephen On 12/21/06, Craig Streatfeild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello all, > > I need some advice on analyzing spatial patterns. I have been trapping > small > mammals on a 10m x 10m grid and want to analyze the spatial pattern > (clumped > or random) of 1) all individuals, 2) adults only and 3) males and females > separately. I also measured several ecological variables at each grid > point > to determine if individuals were associating with certain variables. > > There seems to be numerous methods out there across a vast amount of > literature which can become a little confusing. Hence, I would really > appreciate some advice on what people think are the 'best' methods that > are > currently in use to analyze spatial patterns. > > Cheers, > > Craig >
