Designing bryophyte surveys for an optimal coverage of diversity gradients

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 13-14, 2013, Pages 3121-3139

  Medina, Nagore G ^a   Lara, Francisco ^a   Mazimpaka, Vicente ^a   Hortal, Joaquín ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diversity; ED protocol; Epiphytic bryophytes; Mediterranean; Method; p Median; Quercus forests; Sampling design

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BRYOPHYTE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DISPERSAL; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NICHE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAMPLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVEY; TAXONOMY;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; ILEX; QUERCUS; QUERCUS FAGINEA; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS PYRENAICA;

EID: 84888303717     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0574-5     Document Type: Article

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