Predicting woody-plant species richness in tropical dry forests: A case study from South Florida, USA

Ecological Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-37

  Gillespie, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity hot spots; Florida (USA); Landsat, landscape metrics; NDVI; Plant species richness, predicting; Remote sensing; Species energy theory; Spectral indices

Indexed keywords

DRY FOREST; INDEX METHOD; LANDSAT; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION MAPPING; WOODY PLANT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13944264058     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-5304     Document Type: Article

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