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Transformation of data effectively limits the distortion by outlying values on the Bray-Curtis similarity measure. It represents an effective method of using cluster analysis in distinguishing biotopes of benthic foraminifera.
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Michie, M.G. Use of the Bray-Curtis similarity measure in cluster analysis of foraminiferal data. Mathematical Geology 14, 661–667 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01033886
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