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. 2019 Mar 11;14(3):e0213360. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213360

Fig 2. Description of methodology.

Fig 2

Principles and comparison of the two methods: metacommunity pattern analysis characterizes the patterns generated by environmental factors, biotic interactions or random processes whereas variation partitioning can distinguish the effect of environment factors and dispersal on the community assembly.