Modelling tree diversity in a highly fragmented tropical montane landscape

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 602-613

  Cayuela, Luis ^a   Benayas, José María Rey ^a   Justel, Ana ^b   Salas Rey, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Fisher's alpha; Generalized linear model; Highlands of Chiapas; Hotspot; Mantel test; Spatial autocorrelation; Tree diversity

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; GIS; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

CHIAPAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33750286034     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2006.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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