Rapid assessment of plant diversity patterns: A methodology for landscapes

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-43

  Stohlgren, Thomas J ^a   Chong, Geneva W ^a   Kalkhan, Mohammed A ^a   Schell, Lisa D ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Botanical surveys; Keystone ecosystems; Species overlap; Species area curves; Vascular plant diversity

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECOSYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMOTE SENSING;

LANDSCAPES; PLANT DIVERSITY PATTERNS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

LANDSCAPE PATTERN; METHODOLOGY; PLANT DIVERSITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; INFORMATION; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SAMPLING; SPECIES; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; WILDLIFE;

COLORADO; ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; USA;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0031260306     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005796618823     Document Type: Article

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