Imputation of environmental variables for vegetation plots based on compositional similarity

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 88-95

  Tichý, Lubomír ^a   Hájek, Michal ^a,b   Zelený, David ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Ellenberg indicator values; Fens; Phytosociology; Water pH

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CALIBRATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONDUCTIVITY; DATA SET; DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FEN; PH; PHYTOSOCIOLOGY; VEGETATION MAPPING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

BULGARIA; CARPATHIANS; WESTERN CARPATHIANS;

EID: 79951646419     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01126.x     Document Type: Article

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