Effects of study design and analysis on the spatial community structure detected by multiscale ordination

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 621-632

  Schlup Barbara, M ^a,b   Wagner Helene, H ^a,c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gradient analysis; Spatial ecology; Spatial pattern; Variogram

Indexed keywords

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DATA ACQUISITION; DESIGN; DETECTION METHOD; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; MIXED FOREST; ORDINATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAMPLING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VARIOGRAM;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; JURA MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; OOSTING NATURAL AREA; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES; VAUD;

EID: 59649084030     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18421     Document Type: Article

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