What do site condition multi-metrics tell us about species biodiversity?

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 262-271

  Oliver, Ian ^a   Eldridge, David J ^b   Nadolny, Chris ^a   Martin, Warren K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity indicator; Biodiversity surrogate; Habitat quality; Multi metric; Site condition; Species richness; Weighted wedge diagram

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS; BIODIVERSITY SURROGATES; HABITAT QUALITY; MULTI-METRIC; SITE CONDITIONS; SPECIES RICHNESS; WEIGHTED WEDGE DIAGRAM;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMETRICS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

SITE SELECTION;

BIOINDICATOR; DICOTYLEDON; HABITAT QUALITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SITE SELECTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84890596463     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.11.018     Document Type: Article

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