Sampling design and the shape of species-area curves on the regional scale

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-59

  Ulrich, Werner ^a   Buszko, Jarosław ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Lepidoptera; Power function; Sampling design; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; DESIGN; GRAPHICAL METHOD; SAMPLING; SCALE EFFECT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 33847297551     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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