A technique based on second-order methods, called second-order neighborhood analysis, is used to quantify clustering at various spatial scales. The theoretical model represents the degree of clustering in a Poisson process from the perspective of each individual point. The method is applied to point location data for a sample of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) trees, and shows that heterogeneity within the forest is clearly a function of the scale of analysis.
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Getis, A., & Franklin, J. (2010). Second-order neighborhood analysis of mapped point patterns. In Advances in Spatial Science (Vol. 61, pp. 93–100). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01976-0_7
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