On species-area and species accumulation curves: A comment on Chong and Stohlgren's index

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 327-329

  Hui, C ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Habitat; Heterogeneity; Jaccard's coefficients; Plant diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249092588     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2007.02.004     Document Type: Letter

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