Considerable effects of diversity indices and spatial scales on conclusions relating to ecological diversity

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 188, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 418-431

  Yue, Tian Xiang ^a   Ji, Yuan Liu ^a   Zheng, Qing Li ^b   Si, Qing Chen ^a   Sheng, Nan Ma ^a   Yong, Zhong Tian ^a   Ge, Feng ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Diversity index; Ecological diversity; Ecosystem function; Self similarity; Spatial resolution

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS;

DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; SELF-SIMILARITY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

ECOLOGY;

DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRASSLAND; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL; WORLD; XILINGOL;

EID: 27144514058     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.12.019     Document Type: Article

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