Transect-based patch size frequency analysis

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 865-872

  Xiaobing, Dai ^a   Van Der Maarel, Eddy ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Local Quadrat Variance; Monte Carlo simulation; PASFRAN

Indexed keywords

INTER-PATCH DISTANCE; PATCH SIZE; SPATIAL PATTERN; TRANSECT;

EID: 0344936715     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237031     Document Type: Article

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