The analysis of long-term changes in plant communities using large databases: The effect of stratified resampling

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 355-362

  Haveman, Rense ^a   Janssen, John A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cirsio dissecti Molinietum; Genisto anglicae Callunetum; Geograpical stratification; Phytosociological database; Sampling design; Stellario Carpinetum; Trend analysis; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DATABASE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAMPLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION TYPE;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 53549127557     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18375     Document Type: Article

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