Modelling floristic species richness on a regional scale: A case study in Switzerland

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-177

  Wohlgemuth, Thomas ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Environmental heterogeneity; Floristics; Precipitation threshold; Regional scale; Regression model; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MAPPING; REGRESSION MODEL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0031960719     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008880317661     Document Type: Article

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