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Papers by Peter Minchin

Research paper thumbnail of 2019 Alexander von Humboldt Medal for Pierre Legendre

Research paper thumbnail of Avian Habitat Use in a Chronosequence of Bottomland Hardwood Forest-Restoration Sites

Northeastern Naturalist, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of mass inoculation on induced oleoresin response in intensively managed loblolly pine

Research paper thumbnail of An evaluation of the relative robustness of techniques for ecological ordination

Theory and models in vegetation science, 1987

Simulated vegetation data were used to assess the relative robustness of ordination techniques to... more Simulated vegetation data were used to assess the relative robustness of ordination techniques to variations in the model of community variation in relation to environment. The methods compared were local nonmetric multidimensional scaling (LNMDS), detrended correspondence analysis (DCA), Gaussian ordination (GO), principal components analysis (PCA) and principal coordinates analysis (PCoA). Both LNMDS and PCoA were applied to a matrix of Bray-Curtis coefficients. The results clearly demonstrated the ineffectiveness of the linear techniques (PCA, PCoA), due to curvilinear distortion. Gaussian ordination proved very sensitive to noise and was not robust to marked departures from a symmetric, unimodal response model. The currently popular method of DCA displayed a lack of robustness to variations in the response model and the sampling pattern. Furthermore, DCA ordinations of two-dimensional models often exhibited marked distortions, even when response surfaces were unimodal and symmetric. LNMDS is recommended as a robust technique for indirect gradient analysis, which deserves more widespread use by community ecologists.

Research paper thumbnail of Statistical analysis of ecological communities: progress, status, and future directions

Research paper thumbnail of A comparison of taxonomic composition and diversity between reef coral life and death assemblages in Madang Lagoon, Papua New Guinea

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 1996

Research paper thumbnail of Sixteen years of old-field succession and reestablishment of a bottomland hardwood forest in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating Dispersal Limitation in Passive Bottomland Forest Restoration

Restoration Ecology, 2008

Dispersal limitation can retard natural establishment of desirable species on restoration sites, ... more Dispersal limitation can retard natural establishment of desirable species on restoration sites, especially where landscapes are fragmented, but dispersal limitation is assumed to become less critical with time as early colonists become reproductively mature. Distribution patterns of recruiting trees in a 20‐year‐old passively restored bottomland in northeast Louisiana suggested persistent dispersal limitation in some bottomland hardwood species and influence of dense shrub patches on colonization. To test these hypotheses, we measured seed rain as a function of distance to seed source and association with shrub cover. Seed rain of the wind‐dispersed Fraxinus pennsylvanica was highest near the forest edge, except where mature recruits occurred. Although shrub presence did not influence dispersal of F. pennsylvanica, its negative influence on probability of occurrence in the sapling layer suggests that shrub cover may limit its regeneration. The bird‐dispersed Crataegus viridis and I...

Research paper thumbnail of Patterns of seedling and overstory composition along a gradient of hurricane disturbance in an old-growth bottomland hardwood community

Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 1999

Research paper thumbnail of Correlations between sea surface temperature in eastern equatorial Pacific and rain days over China in summer

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 1990

Sea-surface temperature (SST) in the eastern, equatorial Pacific and rain days over China in summ... more Sea-surface temperature (SST) in the eastern, equatorial Pacific and rain days over China in summer are analysed using correlation moments that is proposed by author and principal component analysis(PCA). Occurrences of the strong rain-day anomalies over China are associated with extreme SSTs in some years. Areas significantly affected by the phenomena include North and Northeast China.

Research paper thumbnail of Trajectories of Vegetation Response to Water Management in Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida

Research paper thumbnail of IAVS Annual Reports (July 2019 - June 2020)

IAVS Bulletin

Heinrich E. Weber 1995 putting brambles collected during a field trip in the herbarium press

Research paper thumbnail of 2018 IAVS Symposium: Bozeman, Montana, USA

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating the Success of Bottomland Forest Restoration In the Upper Mississippi Valley

Research paper thumbnail of Temporary Stabilization Specification Improvements

Civil Engineering Studies, Illinois Center for Transportation Series, 2014

Seed variety performance data for establishing temporary vegetative cover was collected at four I... more Seed variety performance data for establishing temporary vegetative cover was collected at four Illinois locations at four planting seasons. Current Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) standard specifications call for a mixture of perennial rye and spring oats for temporary vegetative cover, with no variation for time of year or site conditions. That mixture has demonstrated some success; however, for every location and time of year, this study identified at least one seed variety that demonstrated performance superior to the specified mix. Temporary seeding specifications currently employed by nearby states were reviewed and compared with Illinois’ specifications. In addition to seed variety, the effectiveness of seed bed preparation using a power rake and the effectiveness of straw-mat and loose wheat-straw mulching methods were investigated. Based on the observed results, the research team has proposed modifying temporary seeding recommendations to reflect seeding date a...

Research paper thumbnail of IAVS annual reports 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Meet the new IAVS Governing Board

IAVS Bulletin, 2019

Taiwan's cloud forest dominated by Fagus hayatae (Lalashan, 2017, above) and Chamaecyparis obtusa... more Taiwan's cloud forest dominated by Fagus hayatae (Lalashan, 2017, above) and Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana, covered by epiphytes (Smangus, 2009, below).

Research paper thumbnail of Working Groups Annual Reports

IAVS Bulletin, 2019

Social events included a welcome reception and mixer on the evening of Sunday, 22 July (held at S... more Social events included a welcome reception and mixer on the evening of Sunday, 22 July (held at Story Mansion, a historic home in Bozeman), a music jam and social on the evening of Tuesday, 24 July (held at Eagles Club in downtown Bozeman), and the symposium dinner on the evening of Thursday, 26 July (held at Deer Park Chalet, Bridger Bowl). During the closing ceremony, on the afternoon of Friday, 27 July, Dave Roberts presented a special award to Robert Pfister, Research Professor Emeritus in Forest Ecology, University of Montana, in recognition of his major contributions to the vegetation ecology of the region. The co-organizers express their gratitude to the many people who helped to make the symposium a success. These include the other members of the organizing committee (Steve Cooper and Kent Houston), the Scientific Committee (

Research paper thumbnail of Report on the IAVS 61st Annual Symposium, Bozeman, USA, 22-27 July, 2018

IAVS Bulletin, 2019

Social events included a welcome reception and mixer on the evening of Sunday, 22 July (held at S... more Social events included a welcome reception and mixer on the evening of Sunday, 22 July (held at Story Mansion, a historic home in Bozeman), a music jam and social on the evening of Tuesday, 24 July (held at Eagles Club in downtown Bozeman), and the symposium dinner on the evening of Thursday, 26 July (held at Deer Park Chalet, Bridger Bowl). During the closing ceremony, on the afternoon of Friday, 27 July, Dave Roberts presented a special award to Robert Pfister, Research Professor Emeritus in Forest Ecology, University of Montana, in recognition of his major contributions to the vegetation ecology of the region. The co-organizers express their gratitude to the many people who helped to make the symposium a success. These include the other members of the organizing committee (Steve Cooper and Kent Houston), the Scientific Committee (

Research paper thumbnail of A Look Forward 61st IAVS Annual Symposium, Bozeman, Montana, USA, 2018

IAVS Bulletin, 2017

The IAVS Annual Symposium in Palermo is over and we are full of various experiences and beautiful... more The IAVS Annual Symposium in Palermo is over and we are full of various experiences and beautiful memories of all the sunny days, encounters, smileys, debates, lectures, flowers, mountains, landscapes, monuments, foods, drinks, songs, ... Some of them are reflected in this Bulletin issue, some others will be shared in the next issues. Many thanks to Riccardo Guarino and the local team of organizers for their perfect job and extraordinary comfort and hospitability during the Symposium!

Research paper thumbnail of 2019 Alexander von Humboldt Medal for Pierre Legendre

Research paper thumbnail of Avian Habitat Use in a Chronosequence of Bottomland Hardwood Forest-Restoration Sites

Northeastern Naturalist, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of mass inoculation on induced oleoresin response in intensively managed loblolly pine

Research paper thumbnail of An evaluation of the relative robustness of techniques for ecological ordination

Theory and models in vegetation science, 1987

Simulated vegetation data were used to assess the relative robustness of ordination techniques to... more Simulated vegetation data were used to assess the relative robustness of ordination techniques to variations in the model of community variation in relation to environment. The methods compared were local nonmetric multidimensional scaling (LNMDS), detrended correspondence analysis (DCA), Gaussian ordination (GO), principal components analysis (PCA) and principal coordinates analysis (PCoA). Both LNMDS and PCoA were applied to a matrix of Bray-Curtis coefficients. The results clearly demonstrated the ineffectiveness of the linear techniques (PCA, PCoA), due to curvilinear distortion. Gaussian ordination proved very sensitive to noise and was not robust to marked departures from a symmetric, unimodal response model. The currently popular method of DCA displayed a lack of robustness to variations in the response model and the sampling pattern. Furthermore, DCA ordinations of two-dimensional models often exhibited marked distortions, even when response surfaces were unimodal and symmetric. LNMDS is recommended as a robust technique for indirect gradient analysis, which deserves more widespread use by community ecologists.

Research paper thumbnail of Statistical analysis of ecological communities: progress, status, and future directions

Research paper thumbnail of A comparison of taxonomic composition and diversity between reef coral life and death assemblages in Madang Lagoon, Papua New Guinea

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 1996

Research paper thumbnail of Sixteen years of old-field succession and reestablishment of a bottomland hardwood forest in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating Dispersal Limitation in Passive Bottomland Forest Restoration

Restoration Ecology, 2008

Dispersal limitation can retard natural establishment of desirable species on restoration sites, ... more Dispersal limitation can retard natural establishment of desirable species on restoration sites, especially where landscapes are fragmented, but dispersal limitation is assumed to become less critical with time as early colonists become reproductively mature. Distribution patterns of recruiting trees in a 20‐year‐old passively restored bottomland in northeast Louisiana suggested persistent dispersal limitation in some bottomland hardwood species and influence of dense shrub patches on colonization. To test these hypotheses, we measured seed rain as a function of distance to seed source and association with shrub cover. Seed rain of the wind‐dispersed Fraxinus pennsylvanica was highest near the forest edge, except where mature recruits occurred. Although shrub presence did not influence dispersal of F. pennsylvanica, its negative influence on probability of occurrence in the sapling layer suggests that shrub cover may limit its regeneration. The bird‐dispersed Crataegus viridis and I...

Research paper thumbnail of Patterns of seedling and overstory composition along a gradient of hurricane disturbance in an old-growth bottomland hardwood community

Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 1999

Research paper thumbnail of Correlations between sea surface temperature in eastern equatorial Pacific and rain days over China in summer

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 1990

Sea-surface temperature (SST) in the eastern, equatorial Pacific and rain days over China in summ... more Sea-surface temperature (SST) in the eastern, equatorial Pacific and rain days over China in summer are analysed using correlation moments that is proposed by author and principal component analysis(PCA). Occurrences of the strong rain-day anomalies over China are associated with extreme SSTs in some years. Areas significantly affected by the phenomena include North and Northeast China.

Research paper thumbnail of Trajectories of Vegetation Response to Water Management in Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida

Research paper thumbnail of IAVS Annual Reports (July 2019 - June 2020)

IAVS Bulletin

Heinrich E. Weber 1995 putting brambles collected during a field trip in the herbarium press

Research paper thumbnail of 2018 IAVS Symposium: Bozeman, Montana, USA

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating the Success of Bottomland Forest Restoration In the Upper Mississippi Valley

Research paper thumbnail of Temporary Stabilization Specification Improvements

Civil Engineering Studies, Illinois Center for Transportation Series, 2014

Seed variety performance data for establishing temporary vegetative cover was collected at four I... more Seed variety performance data for establishing temporary vegetative cover was collected at four Illinois locations at four planting seasons. Current Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) standard specifications call for a mixture of perennial rye and spring oats for temporary vegetative cover, with no variation for time of year or site conditions. That mixture has demonstrated some success; however, for every location and time of year, this study identified at least one seed variety that demonstrated performance superior to the specified mix. Temporary seeding specifications currently employed by nearby states were reviewed and compared with Illinois’ specifications. In addition to seed variety, the effectiveness of seed bed preparation using a power rake and the effectiveness of straw-mat and loose wheat-straw mulching methods were investigated. Based on the observed results, the research team has proposed modifying temporary seeding recommendations to reflect seeding date a...

Research paper thumbnail of IAVS annual reports 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Meet the new IAVS Governing Board

IAVS Bulletin, 2019

Taiwan's cloud forest dominated by Fagus hayatae (Lalashan, 2017, above) and Chamaecyparis obtusa... more Taiwan's cloud forest dominated by Fagus hayatae (Lalashan, 2017, above) and Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana, covered by epiphytes (Smangus, 2009, below).

Research paper thumbnail of Working Groups Annual Reports

IAVS Bulletin, 2019

Social events included a welcome reception and mixer on the evening of Sunday, 22 July (held at S... more Social events included a welcome reception and mixer on the evening of Sunday, 22 July (held at Story Mansion, a historic home in Bozeman), a music jam and social on the evening of Tuesday, 24 July (held at Eagles Club in downtown Bozeman), and the symposium dinner on the evening of Thursday, 26 July (held at Deer Park Chalet, Bridger Bowl). During the closing ceremony, on the afternoon of Friday, 27 July, Dave Roberts presented a special award to Robert Pfister, Research Professor Emeritus in Forest Ecology, University of Montana, in recognition of his major contributions to the vegetation ecology of the region. The co-organizers express their gratitude to the many people who helped to make the symposium a success. These include the other members of the organizing committee (Steve Cooper and Kent Houston), the Scientific Committee (

Research paper thumbnail of Report on the IAVS 61st Annual Symposium, Bozeman, USA, 22-27 July, 2018

IAVS Bulletin, 2019

Social events included a welcome reception and mixer on the evening of Sunday, 22 July (held at S... more Social events included a welcome reception and mixer on the evening of Sunday, 22 July (held at Story Mansion, a historic home in Bozeman), a music jam and social on the evening of Tuesday, 24 July (held at Eagles Club in downtown Bozeman), and the symposium dinner on the evening of Thursday, 26 July (held at Deer Park Chalet, Bridger Bowl). During the closing ceremony, on the afternoon of Friday, 27 July, Dave Roberts presented a special award to Robert Pfister, Research Professor Emeritus in Forest Ecology, University of Montana, in recognition of his major contributions to the vegetation ecology of the region. The co-organizers express their gratitude to the many people who helped to make the symposium a success. These include the other members of the organizing committee (Steve Cooper and Kent Houston), the Scientific Committee (

Research paper thumbnail of A Look Forward 61st IAVS Annual Symposium, Bozeman, Montana, USA, 2018

IAVS Bulletin, 2017

The IAVS Annual Symposium in Palermo is over and we are full of various experiences and beautiful... more The IAVS Annual Symposium in Palermo is over and we are full of various experiences and beautiful memories of all the sunny days, encounters, smileys, debates, lectures, flowers, mountains, landscapes, monuments, foods, drinks, songs, ... Some of them are reflected in this Bulletin issue, some others will be shared in the next issues. Many thanks to Riccardo Guarino and the local team of organizers for their perfect job and extraordinary comfort and hospitability during the Symposium!