Modelling plant species richness using functional groups

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 962-967

  Steinmann, K ^a   Linder, H P ^b   Zimmermann, N E ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b Institute of Systematic Botany   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clustering species; Generalized linear models; Meso scale; Morphological traits; Niche width

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERING SPECIES; GENERALIZED LINEAR MODELS; MESO-SCALE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS; NICHE WIDTH;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

FORESTRY;

AUTECOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MORPHOLOGY; NICHE BREADTH; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 61449213957     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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