The species-accumulation curve and estimation of species richness

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 888-897

  Ugland, Karl I ^a   Gray, John S ^a   Ellingsen, Kari E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Analytical expression; Species accumulation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; ESTIMATION METHOD; NEW SPECIES; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0042196194     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2003.00748.x     Document Type: Review

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