Additive partitioning of diversity across hierarchical spatial scales in a forested landscape

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 792-801

  Chandy, Shibi ^a   Gibson, David J ^a   Robertson, Philip A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diversity; diversity; diversity; Information theory; Landscape ecology; Partitioning; Scales

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; COLONIZATION; DIVERSITY INDEX; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; NICHE BREADTH; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745699247     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01178.x     Document Type: Article

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