Stat 555 
Statistical Ecology


SAS Files

Diablo Canyon Power Plant: Diablo Canyon DCA.sas; DCPP_CA.xls (for PC-ORD)

Analysis: Correspondence analysis

Problem: data were collected on the abundance of 16 species of intertidal algae and invertebrates over a 16 year period from 1976-1992 in control (C or 0) and impact (I or 1) sites adjacent to the thermal discharge from a nuclear power plant. The plant began operations in 1985. The following species were examined:

CCrust: CORALLINE CRUST

NonCrust: NON-CORALLINE CRUST

Gastroclo: GASTROCLONIUM COULTERI

Gelcolt: GELIDIUM COULTERI

Gigcan: GIGARTINA CANALICULATA

Masto: MASTOCARPUS PAPILLATUS

Iridflac: IRIDAEA FLACCIDA

Phylosp: PHYLLOSPADIX SPP.

Antelega: ANTHOPLEURA ELEGANTISSIMA

Tegbrun: TEGULA BRUNNEA

Tegfune: TEGULA FUNEBRALIS

Pagurus: PAGURUS SPP.

Haliotis: HALIOTIS SPP.

Chtfisus: CHTHAMALUS FISSUS

Phrag: PHRAGMATOPOMA CALIFORNICA

Ulv: ULVA/ENTEROMORPHA SPP.