Daniels K Day JWCulley DDTurner REMumphrey AJ2010-02-152010-02-151979 197http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/22944-324The steps in a cluster analysis are outlined: character selection, estimation of similarity among objects to be clustered, and construction of clusters. The use of an agglomerative clustering procedure for habitat designation based on ichthyofaunal data colected from the Trinity River Delta, Texas is discussed. Distance and correlation coefficients are used in the estimation of similarity between Trinity River Delta stations. Results of the cluster analysis on this data are presented in the form of dendrogramsanalysisbrackishwater fishCoastal zoneConstructionEcological distributionenvironmental conditionsestuarieshabitatPiscesQ1 01463 Habitat community studiesTexasUSAHabitat designation based on cluster analysis of ichthyofaunaCONF