Predicting alpha, beta and gamma plant diversity from physiognomic and physical indicators as a tool for ecosystem monitoring

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2570-2577

  Cingolani, A M ^a   Vaieretti, M V ^a   Gurvich, D E ^a   Giorgis, M A ^a   Cabido, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Botanic dissimilarity; Gamma diversity; Growth forms; Landscape; Plant richness; Predictive models.

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BIOINDICATOR; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLORISTICS; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TUSSOCK GRASSLAND; VASCULAR PLANT;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA];

POACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 77956877863     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.06.026     Document Type: Article

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