Power analysis to determine sample size for monitoring vegetation change in salt marsh habitats

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-345

  James Pirri, Mary Jane ^a   Roman, Charles T ^a   Heltshe, James F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b University of Rhode Island   (United States)

Author keywords

Power analysis; Salt marsh; Sample size; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; HABITAT RESTORATION; MONITORING; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SALTMARSH; SAMPLING; SEA LEVEL; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347332242     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-007-9034-x     Document Type: Article

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