Rényi s generalized information as a linear combination of species richness and dominance concentration

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 207-212

  Ricotta, C ^a   Avena, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity indices; Dominance concentration; Life forms; R nyi s generalized entropy; Species richness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013130424     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500112331350840     Document Type: Article

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