Gap-filling a spatially explicit plant trait database: comparing imputation methods and different levels of environmental information
The ubiquity of missing data in plant trait databases may hinder trait-based analyses of ecological patterns and processes. Spatially explicit datasets with information on intraspecific trait variability are rare but offer great promise in improving our understanding of functional biogeography. A...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-05-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | https://www.biogeosciences.net/15/2601/2018/bg-15-2601-2018.pdf |