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Progress in theoretical vegetation science

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  • © 1990

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  1. G. Grabherr
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  2. L. Mucina
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  3. M. B. Dale
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  4. C. J. F. Braak
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Part of the book series: Advances in Vegetation Science (AIVS, volume 11)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Theoretical vegetation science on the way

    • Eddy van der Maarel
    Pages 1-6

  3. Structure of theory in vegetation science

    • S. T. A. Pickett, J. Kolasa
    Pages 7-15

  4. Explanation and prediction in vegetation science

    • Gerhard Wiegleb
    Pages 17-34

  5. A new model for the continuum concept

    • M. P. Austin, T. M. Smith
    Pages 35-47

  6. A theory of the spatial and temporal dynamics of plant communities

    • Thomas Smith, Michael Huston
    Pages 49-69

  7. Fuzzy systems vegetation theory

    • David W. Roberts
    Pages 71-80

  8. Ecological Field Theory: the concept and field tests

    • J. Walker, P. J. H. Sharpe, L. K. Penridge, H. Wu
    Pages 81-95

  9. Montane vegetation of the Mt. Field massif, Tasmania: a test of some hypotheses about properties of community patterns

    • Peter R. Minchin
    Pages 97-110

  10. Comparison of ordinations and classifications of vegetation data

    • János Podani
    Pages 111-128

  11. Effects of detrending and rescaling on correspondence analysis: solution stability and accuracy

    • Robert G. Knox
    Pages 129-136

  12. Finding a common ordination for several data sets by individual differences scaling

    • Jari Oksanen, Pertti Huttunen
    Pages 137-145

  13. Relationship between horizontal pattern and vertical structure in a chalk grassland

    • Jay M. Ver Hoef, David C. Glenn-Lewin, Marinus J. A. Werger
    Pages 147-155

  14. A new dissimilarity measure and a new optimality criterion in phytosociological classification

    • Vera Noest, Eddy van der Maarel
    Pages 157-165

  15. Optimum-transformation of plant species cover-abundance values

    • Vera Noest, Eddy van der Maarel, Frank van der Meulen, Dick van der Laan
    Pages 167-178

  16. Analysis of the disintegrating group and gradient structure in Swiss riparian forests

    • Otto Wildi
    Pages 179-186

  17. Computerized matching of relevés and association tables, with an application to the British National Vegetation Classification

    • M. O. Hill
    Pages 187-194

  18. On sampling procedures in population and community ecology

    • N. C. Kenkel, P. Juhász-Nagy, J. Podani
    Pages 195-207

  19. Spatial autocorrelation and sampling design in plant ecology

    • Marie-Josée Fortin, Pierre Drapeau, Pierre Legendre
    Pages 209-222

  20. On community structure in high alpine grasslands

    • Georg Grabherr
    Pages 223-227
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` This is a valuable book for ecologists in all stages of their careers. This volume should be a very valuable addition to the shelf of an ecologist. '
Phytomorphology, 43:1-2

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Progress in theoretical vegetation science

  • Editors: G. Grabherr, L. Mucina, M. B. Dale, C. J. F. Braak

  • Series Title: Advances in Vegetation Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1934-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1990

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0570-5Published: 31 December 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7363-9Published: 21 April 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-1934-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 276

  • Topics: Plant Sciences, Plant Ecology

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