Extending Ellenberg's indicator values to a new area: An algorithmic approach

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-15

  Hill, Mark O ^a   Roy, David B ^a   Mountford, J Owen ^a   Bunce, Robert G H ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Environmental tolerance; Gradient; Realized niche; Vascular plant; Zeigerwerte

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; PLANT COMMUNITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034013052     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00466.x     Document Type: Article

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