Sample size for estimating species lists in vegetation surveys

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D: The Statistician

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-260

  Sparks, T H ^a   Mountford, J O ^a   Manchester, S J ^a   Rothery, P ^a   Treweek, J R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Simulation; Species area relationships; Vegetation community

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004089564     PISSN: 00390526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9884.00081     Document Type: Article

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