Adaptive cluster sampling for estimation of abundances within local populations of low-abundance plants

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1091-1100

  Philippi, Thomas ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive cluster sampling; Aletris bracteata; Chekika; Population abundance; Rare plant sampling

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; PLANT; RARITY; SAMPLING;

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALETRIS BRACTEATA; BRACTEATA;

EID: 18444372383     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0621     Document Type: Article

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