In and out: Effects of shoot- vs. rooted-presence sampling methods on plant diversity measures in mountain grasslands
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- 作者：L. Cancellieri ; L.D. Mancini1 ; M.G. Sperandii ; G. Filibeck ; filibeck@unitus.it" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Alpha diversity ; Beta diversity ; Mountain dry grasslands ; Monitoring ; Vegetation sampling
- 刊名：Ecological Indicators
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：72
- 期：Complete
- 页码：315-321
- 全文大小：1297 K
文摘
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We tested the effect on diversity estimates of two alternative sampling conventions.
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If plot size is <1 m2, the two systems yield significantly different values.
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The amount of the difference varies with grassland type and physiognomy.
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Methodological consistency is essential even for simple indicators.