A multiple-site dissimilarity measure for species presence/absence data and its relationship with nestedness and turnover. (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ricotta, Carlo; Pavoine, Sandrine
• Is Part Of: Ecological indicators. Volume 54(2015)
• Page Start: 203
• Page End: 206
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: Beta diversity -- Diversity decomposition -- Matrix ordering -- Species richness -- Species turnover; Environmental monitoring -- Periodicals; Environmental management -- Periodicals; Environmental impact analysis -- Periodicals; Environmental risk assessment -- Periodicals; Sustainable development -- Periodicals; 333.71405
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.02.026
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1470-160X

Abstract

Highlights: We present a new measure of multiple-site dissimilarity for presence/absence data. The measure is based on the number of absences in the species × sites matrix. For two plots the measure reduces to the Jaccard dissimilarity. The measure can be additively partitioned into species nestedness and turnover. Abstract: Multiple-site dissimilarity may be caused by two opposite processes of meta-community organization, such as species nestedness and turnover. Therefore, discriminating among these contributions is necessary for linking multiple-site dissimilarity to ecosystem functioning. This paper introduces a measure of multiple-site dissimilarity or beta diversity for presence/absence data that is based on information on species absences from the species × sites matrix. It is also shown that the newly proposed dissimilarity index can be additively partitioned into species nestedness and turnover.