Comparison of plant species diversity with different plant communities in deciduous forests

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 389-394

  Eshaghi Rad, J ^a   Manthey, M ^b   Mataji, A ^c  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Classification; Fagus orientalis; Richness; Shannon index; Simpson index

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; FAGUS ORIENTALIS; RICHNESS; SHANNON INDEX; SIMPSON INDEX;

FORESTRY;

ALGORITHM; CLIMAX; DECIDUOUS FOREST; SHADE TOLERANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TWINSPAN;

CARPINUS; FAGUS; FAGUS ORIENTALIS;

EID: 67649993986     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03326077     Document Type: Article

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