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BIOSIM2 USER'S MANUAL, VERSION 2.0.03 - A PROGRAM THAT APPLIES THE COEFFICIENT OF BIOTIC SIMILARITY, B, TO COMPLEX DATA MATRICES
Citation:
PEARSON, G., C. PINKHAM, B. REID, AND V. CHEVALIER. BIOSIM2 USER'S MANUAL, VERSION 2.0.03 - A PROGRAM THAT APPLIES THE COEFFICIENT OF BIOTIC SIMILARITY, B, TO COMPLEX DATA MATRICES. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-05/150 (NTIS PB2006-102385), 2005.
Impact/Purpose:
The overall objectives of this task are to: 1) provide ORD state-of-the-science technical support and assistance to Regional staff; 2) facilitate the evaluation and application of site characterization technologies at Superfund and RCRA sites; and 3) improve communication among Regions and ORD laboratories.
Description:
The Pinkham-Pearson index of similarity has been evaluated by EPA as one of the more powerful tools for comparing community structure in its rapid bioassessment protocol. However, its use has been limited because the program that ran it, BioSim1, was only available in DOS format. A user-friendly version of BioSim2 is now available in a Java format that can run on Windows, Mac OS, Linus, or any other computer operating system that supports Java v1.4 or higher.