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Species co-occurence in coastal dunes in North of Turkey

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Plant co-occurence patterns were studied in coastal dunes in Central Black Sea Region of Turkey (North of Turkey) by the help of the checkerboard score (C-score), and the checkerboard score for abundance data (CA-score) along climatic and local gradients. There were significant differences along the local and climatic gradients with respect to both standardised C- and CA-scores. Standardised C-scores were found to be significantly different along sea–inland gradient except for fixed dune zone, while standardised CA-scores were significantly different in embryonic and main dune zones. Our results were supported HBR (humped-back relationships) hypothesis in studied coastal dunes because standardised scores were usually found to be >0. In other words, segregation was prevailed in studied species rather than aggregation.

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Ondokuz Mayıs, Kurupelit, 55139, Samsun, Turkey

    Senay Ulu Agır & Hamdi Guray Kutbay

  2. Department of Biology, Kamil Ozdag Science Faculty, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, 70200, Karaman, Turkey

    Burak Surmen

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Agır, S.U., Kutbay, H.G. & Surmen, B. Species co-occurence in coastal dunes in North of Turkey. Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei 27, 729–736 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-016-0563-1

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