Discriminant Analysis of Amphibian habitat determinants in South-East England

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Abstract 203 ponds and their environs in south-east England were studied with respect to the distribution of amphibians and to a number of specific habitat features. A discriminant analysis was carried out to identify the most important habitat features for each species and to derive discriminant functions capable of separating used and unused sites into characteristic groups.