Conceptual and statistical problems associated with the use of diversity indices in ecology

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 451-460

  Barrantes, Gilbert ^a   Sandoval, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Diversity indices; Highland avifauna; Multivariate analyses; Species abundance; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77949894785     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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