Assessing species diagnostic value in large data sets: A comparison between phi-coefficient and Ochiai index

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 779-788

  De Caceres, M ^a   Font, X ^a   Oliva, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Character species; Fidelity measure; Indicator species; Plant community type; Vegetation database

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DATA SET; DATABASE; PLANT COMMUNITY; VEGETATION TYPE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 65249155399     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18446     Document Type: Article

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