Linking variability in species composition and MODIS NDVI based on beta diversity measurements

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-21

  He, Kate S ^a   Zhang, Jianting ^b   Zhang, Qiaofeng ^a  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b City University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Bray Cutis dissimilarity index; Ecoregion; Mantel test; Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI); Phenology; Species composition; Taxonomic rank

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ECOREGION; FLORISTICS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MODIS; NDVI; PHENOLOGY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; TIMESCALE;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EUCLIDIA;

EID: 58149136872     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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