A comparison of vegetation patterns in the tree and herb layers of a hardwood forest

Community Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-37

  Tobisch, T ^a   Standovar T ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Dendrogram; Distance matrix; Forest layers; Full randomization tests; Mantel test; Meta analysis; Monte Carlo simulation; Pattern; Permutation tests

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST FLOOR; META-ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PLANT COMMUNITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 20544477924     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.6.2005.1.4     Document Type: Article

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