[R-sig-eco] mvabund SIMPER alternative

[Bob O'Hara]

On 02/06/15 15:38, carvin90 wrote:
> Hi community,
>
> I am new to stats to this level in ecology. I am trying to compare DNA and
> RNA libraries with thousands of OTUs. I summarized taxa to get the most
> abundant species, but I can obtain only relative abundances. I was thinking
> to use SIMPER as I read in several paper to test which species differ the
> most per station between DNA and RNA based libraries. However I found that
> SIMPER is a more or less robust test. I was wondering if the manyglm was
> also an alternative for my question or if you suggest another function.
> Thank you for your help!
Yes, you can use mvabund for OTUs: I've helped a colleague do this (e.g. 
dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053987).

Bob

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