03471nam 22006733u 450 991079226640332120210107213717.00-19-988380-71-4356-3049-11-281-15647-797866111564730-19-972143-2(CKB)2560000000292969(EBL)3053121(OCoLC)298779988(SSID)ssj0000088240(PQKBManifestationID)11113097(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088240(PQKBWorkID)10070826(PQKB)11247470(StDuBDS)EDZ0000074027(MiAaPQ)EBC3053121(EXLCZ)99256000000029296920151123d2007|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrMeasuring Plant Diversity[electronic resource] Lessons from the FieldOxford Oxford University Press20071 online resource (408 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-517233-7 0-19-979039-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Sampling9. 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 Diversity16. 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; VPresenting sampling approaches, designs and field techniques for measuring plant diversity, this book lays out a range of methods for mapping and measuring species diversity.Botany -- MethodologyPlant diversityBotanyHILCCEarth & Environmental SciencesHILCCBotany - GeneralHILCCBotany -- Methodology.Plant diversity.BotanyEarth & Environmental SciencesBotany - General581.7Stohlgren Thomas J1462254AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910792266403321Measuring Plant Diversity3671162UNINA