Using generalized dissimilarity modelling to analyse and predict patterns of beta diversity in regional biodiversity assessment

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 252-264

  Ferrier, Simon ^a   Manion, Glenn ^a   Elith, Jane ^b   Richardson, Karen ^c  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Biodiversity; Compositional turnover; Conservation assessment; Generalized dissimilarity modelling

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISPERSAL; MODELING; PHYLOGENETICS; PREDICTION;

EID: 34247340904     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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