Estimating species richness in tropical forest: The missing species extrapolation technique

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 449-458

  Tackaberry, Rosanne ^a   Brokaw, Nicholas ^b,c   Kellman, Martin ^a   Mallory, Elizabeth ^b,c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Manomet Observ for Conserv Sci   (United States)

^c Programme for Belize   (Belize)

Author keywords

Belize; Biodiversity; Estimation; Extrapolation techinique; Tree species richness; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; MISSING SPECIES EXTRAPOLATION TECHNIQUE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TREE; TROPICAL FOREST;

BELIZE, MOUNTAIN PINE RIDGE; BELIZE, RIO BRAVO;

EID: 0030619998     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400010610     Document Type: Article

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