Spatial scale dependence of the species diversityin Tianmu Mountain and its relationship with spatial patterns by using multifractal analysis

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 5038-5049

  Du, Huaqiang ^a   Tang, Mengping ^a   Zhou, Guomo ^a   Xu, Wenbing ^a   Liu, Enbin ^a   Shi, Yongjun ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

multifractal; scale; spatial pattern; species diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549160122     PISSN: 18722032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2032(08)60013-X     Document Type: Article

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