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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, 62026, USA

    Peter R. Minchin

  2. Department of Biology, University of Oulu, 90570, Oulu, Finland

    Jari Oksanen

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Minchin, P.R., Oksanen, J. Statistical analysis of ecological communities: progress, status, and future directions. Plant Ecol 216, 641–644 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-015-0475-7

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