Table 1 Summary of Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA) for the ordination of 155 specimens of seagrass classified using scientific (SK = 10 species) and traditional (TEK = 50 ethnotaxa).
From: Local Knowledge and Conservation of Seagrasses in the Tamil Nadu State of India
DCA Metrics | Classification | DCA Axis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Eigenvalue | SK | 0.075 | 0.052 | 0.007 | 0.004 |
| Â | TEK | 0.339 | 0.322 | 0.236 | 0.000 |
Cumulative % variance of species/ethnotaxa data explained | SK | 53.4 | 90.8 | 95.4 | 98.0 |
| Â | TEK | 37.7 | 73.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 |