A comparative test of phylogenetic diversity indices

Oecologia

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 485-495

  Schweiger, Oliver ^a,b   Klotz, Stefan ^a,b   Durka, Walter ^a   Kühn, Ingolf ^a,b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b Virtual Institute Macroecology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Phylogenetic tree; Pure diversity; Quadratic entropy; Taxic weights; Taxonomic distinctness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVERSITY INDEX; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; TESTING METHOD; TOPOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; PHYLOGENY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHYLOGENY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 49249112338     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1082-2     Document Type: Article

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