bsetal97                package:ade4                R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     This data set gives ecological and biological characteristics of
     131 species of aquatic insects.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     data(bsetal97)

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     'bsetal97' is a list of 8 components.

     _s_p_e_c_i_e_s._n_a_m_e_s is a vector of the species names.

     _t_a_x_o is a data frame containing the taxonomy of species. 

     _b_i_o_l is a data frame containing the biological traits. 

     _b_i_o_l._b_l_o is a vector of the numbers of items for each biological
          trait. 

     _b_i_o_l._b_l_o._n_a_m_e_s is a vector of the names of the biological traits. 

     _e_c_o_l is a data frame with the ecological traits. 

     _e_c_o_l._b_l_o is a vector of the numbers of items for each ecological
          trait. 

     _e_c_o_l._b_l_o._n_a_m_e_s is a vector of the names of the ecological traits. 

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     Statzner, B., Hoppenhaus, K., Arens, M.-F. and Richoux, P. (1997) 
     Reproductive traits, habitat use and templet theory: a synthesis
     of world-wide data on aquatic insects. _Freshwater Biology_, *38*,
     109-135.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     data(bsetal97)
     X <- prep.fuzzy.var(bsetal97$biol, bsetal97$biol.blo)
     Y <- prep.fuzzy.var(bsetal97$ecol, bsetal97$ecol.blo)
     plot(coinertia(dudi.fca(X, scan = FALSE), 
         dudi.fca(Y, scan = FALSE), scan = FALSE))

