Spatial autocorrelation in plant communities: Vegetation texture versus species composition

Ecography

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 801-811

  Lawrence Lodge, Rachael H E ^a   Anderson, Barbara J ^b   De Groot, Adrian ^c   Bill, Amber ^d   McQueen, Amelia A M ^a   Steel, John B ^a   Mistral, Maia ^a   Mason, Norman W H ^e   Bastow Wilson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c Dept of Conservation ^*  (Canada)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^e CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AUTOCORRELATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; OROGRAPHY; PLANT COMMUNITY; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 37349102430     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0906-7590.05040.x     Document Type: Article

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