Effect of inventory plot patterns in the floristic analysis of tropical woodland and dense forest

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 257-264

  Houeto, Georges ^a   Glele Kakaï, Romain ^a   Salako, Valère ^a   Fandohan, Belarmain ^a   Assogbadjo, Achille E ^a   Sinsin, Brice ^a   Palm, Rodolphe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

B nin; Efficiency; Eigenanalysis; Floristic analysis; Inventory plot; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904756868     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aje.12112     Document Type: Article

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