R: Degree of belonging of species

belonging {SYNCSA} | R Documentation

## Degree of belonging of species

### Description

Function to obtain a matrix containing the degrees of belongings of each and every species. The degree of belonging of each species is defined based on its ecological or phylogenetic resemblance to every other species in the community. For more details, see `matrix.p`, `matrix.x` and `syncsa`.

### Usage

    belonging(dis, standardize = TRUE)

### Arguments

`dis` | Matrix containing distance between species.
`standardize` | Logical argument (TRUE or FALSE) to specify if dis must be standardized in values ranging from 0 to 1 (Default standardize = TRUE).

### Value

Standardized matrix containing the degree of belonging of species in relation to each other. Row totals (species) = 1.

### Author(s)

Vanderlei Julio Debastiani <vanderleidebastiani@yahoo.com.br>

### References

Pillar, V.D.; Duarte, L.d.S. (2010). A framework for metacommunity analysis of phylogenetic structure. Ecology Letters, 13, 587-596.

### See Also

`matrix.p`, `matrix.x`, `syncsa`

### Examples

    data(ADRS)
    belonging(ADRS$phylo)

[Package SYNCSA version 1.3.4 Index]