Frequency distribution models for spatial patterns of vegetation abundance

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 211, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 403-410

  Chen, Jun ^a   Shiyomi, Masae ^a,b   Hori, Yoshimichi ^a   Yamamura, Yasuo ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beta distribution; Beta binomial distribution; Biomass; Cover; Gamma distribution; Negative binomial distribution; Number of binary occurrences; Number of individuals

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BETA DISTRIBUTION; BETA-BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; NEGATIVE BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; NUMBER OF BINARY OCCURRENCES;

VEGETATION;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; SPATIAL VARIATION; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 38349184554     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.09.017     Document Type: Article

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