An empirical comparison of beta diversity indices in establishing prairies

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1984-1988

  Wilsey, Brian J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PRAIRIE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; POACEAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BIODIVERSITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POACEAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 77954600514     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0351.1     Document Type: Article

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