Estimating species numbers by extrapolation I: Comparing the performance of various estimators using large model communities

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-291

  Ulrich, Werner ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bootstrap estimator; Distribution; Estimation; Jackknife estimator; Model species assemblages; Parametric models; Sam pling; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ESTIMATION METHOD; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0033385379     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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