A method to determine rates and patterns of variability in ecological communities

Oikos

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 285-293

  Collins, Scott L ^a,b   Micheli, Fiorenza ^c   Hartt, Laura ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 0034503478     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.910209.x     Document Type: Article

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