Do rare species have any place in multivariate analysis for bioassessment?

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MarchantMuseum of Victoria, GPO Box 666E, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia1E-mail address: [email protected] Search for more articles by this author Museum of Victoria, GPO Box 666E, Melbourne, VIC 3001, AustraliaPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Volume 21, Number 2June 2002 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2307/1468417 Views: 118Total views on this site Citations: 77Citations are reported from Crossref HistoryReceived 20 August 2001Accepted 21 February 2002 Journal History This article was published in the Journal of the North American Benthological Society (1986-2011), which is continued by Freshwater Science (2012-present). © 2002 by The North American Benthological SocietyPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Muhui Zhang, Chupeng Yang, Guanqiang Cai, Shun Li, Xin Nie, Shuqin Zhou Assessing the effects of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on benthic foraminifera: The case of Houshui and Yangpu Bays, Hainan Island, China, Frontiers in Marine Science 10 (Feb 2023).https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1123453Liping Zhou, Christos Mammides, Youfang Chen, Wenyi Zhou, Wenzhang Dai, Edward L Braun, Rebecca T Kimball, Yang Liu, Scott K Robinson, Eben Goodale, Fu-Min Lei High association strengths are linked to phenotypic similarity, including plumage color and patterns, of participants in mixed-species bird flocks of southwestern China, Current Zoology 211 (Dec 2022).https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoac096Tao Li, Muhui Zhang, Bo Li, Guanqiang Cai, Shun Li, Xin Nie Co-occurrence patterns and community assembly mechanisms of benthic foraminiferal communities in South Chinese bays, Ecological Indicators 144 (Nov 2022): 109489.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109489Hannington Ochieng, Godfrey Magezi, Willy P. 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