Quadratic diversity: Its maximization can reduce the richness of species

Environmental and Ecological Statistics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 423-430

  Izsák, János ^a   Szeidl, László ^b  

^a Berzsenyi College   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Diversity; Genetic differences; Maximization; Quadratic entropy; Quadratic programming; Species richness

Indexed keywords

DIVERSITY INDEX; SPECIES RICHNESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036920075     PISSN: 13528505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020970824646     Document Type: Article

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