An evaluation of randomization models for nested species subsets analysis

Oecologia

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 584-592

  Cook, Rosamonde R ^a,b   Quinn, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Immunology and Pathology   (United States)

Author keywords

Island biogeography; Nested subsets; Patch dynamics; Randomization models; Species assemblages

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031905257     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050412     Document Type: Article

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