TY - JOUR
T1 - Whittaker’s plant diversity sampling method
AU - Shmida, Avi
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - A nested vegetation sampling method which was developed by R.H. Whittaker for comparison of plant species diversity is described. The species richness of an area of 0.1 ha (1 dunam; 20 X 50 m) is analyzed by a special procedure in which different parameters of diversity such as differential diversity, point diversity, equibility and dominance are recorded. Normal supplementary observations such as plant coverage, growth forms, phenology and vertical foliage profile are added to the sample. By standardization of data collection for diversity samples, different plant communities from different regions of the world can be compared.
AB - A nested vegetation sampling method which was developed by R.H. Whittaker for comparison of plant species diversity is described. The species richness of an area of 0.1 ha (1 dunam; 20 X 50 m) is analyzed by a special procedure in which different parameters of diversity such as differential diversity, point diversity, equibility and dominance are recorded. Normal supplementary observations such as plant coverage, growth forms, phenology and vertical foliage profile are added to the sample. By standardization of data collection for diversity samples, different plant communities from different regions of the world can be compared.
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U2 - 10.1080/0021213X.1984.10676984
DO - 10.1080/0021213X.1984.10676984
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AN - SCOPUS:0001818774
SN - 0021-213X
VL - 33
SP - 41
EP - 46
JO - Israel Journal of Botany
JF - Israel Journal of Botany
IS - 1
ER -