Species richness estimation: Estimator performance and the influence of rare species

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 8, Issue JUNE, 2010, Pages 294-303

  Reichert, Katharina ^a,e   Ugland, Karl Inne ^b   Bartsch, Inka ^a   Hortal, Joaquín ^c   Bremner, Julie ^b,d   Kraberg, Alexandra ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^e FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 77956621998     PISSN: 15415856     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2010.8.294     Document Type: Article

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