On the influence of the sample size upon the values of species diversity

Japanese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 269-289

  Morisita, Masaaki ^a  

^a NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial community; Diversity index; Sample size

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL COMMUNITY;

EID: 0030316953     PISSN: 00215007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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