Applicability of Modified Whittaker plots for habitat assessment in urban forests: Examples from Hannover, Germany
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- 作者：Stefan Rü ; ter ; rueter@umwelt.uni-hannover.de ; Sarah A. Matthies ; Lotta Zoch
- 关键词：Cost-effectiveness analysis ; Ecological planning ; Evaluation ; Monitoring ; Species richness ; Vascular plant survey
- 刊名：Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：21
- 期：Complete
- 页码：116-128
- 全文大小：1228 K
- 卷排序：21
文摘
We studied the applicability of Modified Whittaker plots (MWP) for habitat assessment. Total and endangered plant species richness were surveyed in urban forests. Time efficiency and effectiveness of MWPs were compared to complete field surveys. MWPs were time efficient in large habitats but showed limitations in detecting endangered species. Habitat evaluation based on MWP data mostly resulted in lower habitat values as compared to the complete field surveys.