How important is plot relocation accuracy when interpreting re-visitation studies of vegetation change?

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Ross, Louise C ^a   Woodin, Sarah J ^a   Hester, Alison ^b   Thompson, Des B A ^c   Birks, H John B ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dissimilarity measures; Long term vegetation change; Re visitation studies; Survey methodology; Vegetation sampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958000683     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550871003706233     Document Type: Article

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