Maximal species richness: An empirical approach for evaluating woody plant forest biodiversity

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 189, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 241-249

  Terradas, J ^b   Salvador, R ^a   Vayreda, J ^b   Lloret, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Forest conservation; Forest inventories; Potential biodiversity; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

FOREST INVENTORY; UNDERGROWTH COVER;

ECOLOGY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 1242300164     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2003.08.015     Document Type: Article

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