The shape of occupancy distributions in plant communities: the importance of artefactual effects

Occupancy frequency distributions are commonly used as an approach to describe and analyse interspecific distribution patterns. However, the relative importance of biological versus artefactual mechanisms in shaping occupancy distributions is still largely undetermined. We evaluated the importance o...

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Main Authors: P. M. Kammer, C. M. Vonlanthen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-03-01
Series:Web Ecology
Online Access:http://www.web-ecol.net/9/8/2009/we-9-8-2009.pdf