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Measuring plant diversity : lessons from the field / by Thomas J. Stohlgren.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stohlgren.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plant diversity.
- Botany--Methodology.
- Botany.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (408 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Presenting sampling approaches, designs and field techniques for measuring plant diversity, this book lays out a range of methods for mapping and measuring species diversity.
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword; PART I: THE PAST AND PRESENT; 1. Introduction; 2. History and Background, Baggage and Direction; 3. A Frameworkfor the Design of Plant Diversity Studies; PART II: AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO SAMPLING; 4. Single-Scale Sampling; 5. Multiscale Sampling; 6. Comparing Multiscale Sampling Designs: Taking an Experimental Approach; 7. Case Study: Comparing Rangeland Vegetation Sampling Techniques; PART III: SCALING TO LANDSCAPES; 8. Case Study on Multiphase and Multiscale Sampling
- 9. Case Study: Designing a Monitoring Program for Assessing Patterns of Plant Diversity in Forests Nationwide10. Case Study: Patterns of Plant Invasions in Forests and Grasslands; 11. Case Study: Evaluating the Effects of Grazing and Soil Characteristics on Plant Diversity; 12. Case Study: Assessments of Plant Diversity in Arid Landscapes; PART IV: MODELING PATTERNS OF PLANT DIVERSITY; 13. Nonspatial Statistical Modeling of Plant Diversity; 14. Spatial Analysis and Modeling; PART V: MONITORING PLANT DIVERSITY; 15. Concepts for Assessing Temporal Changes in Plant Diversity
- 16. Case Study: Monitoring Shifts in Plant Diversity in Response to Climate ChangePART VI: RESEARCH NEEDS; 17. Case Study: Testing a Nested-Intensity Sampling Design; 18. Quantifying Trends in Space and Time; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; P; Q; R; S; V; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-988380-7
- 1-4356-3049-1
- 1-281-15647-7
- 9786611156473
- 0-19-972143-2
- OCLC:
- 298779988
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