Entropy and diversity

Oikos

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 363-375

  Jost, Lou ^a  

^a NONE

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DIVERSITY INDEX; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 33646876613     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.14714.x     Document Type: Review

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