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100 1 _aDale, Mark R.T.
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245 1 _aSpatial pattern analysis in plant ecology
_cMark R.T. Dale
260 _aCambridge
_bCambridge University Press
_c1999
300 _ax, 326 p.
440 _aCambridge studies in ecology
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520 _aThe predictability of the physical arrangement of plants, at whatever scale it is viewed, is referred to as their spatial pattern. Spatial pattern is a crucial aspect of vegetation which has important implications not only for the plants themselves, but also for other organisms which interact with plants, such as herbivores and pollinators, or those animals for which plants provide a habitat. This book describes and evaluates methods for detecting and quantifying a variety of characteristics of spatial pattern. As well as discussing the concepts on which these techniques are based, examples from real field studies and worked examples are included, which, together with numerous line figures, help guide the reader through text.
653 _aPlant ecology
653 _aStatistical methods
653 _aSpatial analysis
653 _aConservation biology
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