Format:
Online-Ressource (IX, 98 p. 35 illus, digital)
ISBN:
9789400726482
Series Statement:
SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
Content:
This book synthesizes current methods used to quantify functional diversity, providing step-by-step examples for defining functional groups and estimating functional indices. The authors show how to compare communities, and how to analyze changes of diversity along environmental gradients, using real-life examples throughout. One section of the book demonstrates the selection of traits, and the standardization and characterization of ecosystem data. Another section presents methods used to quantify functional diversity, shows how to relate functional diversity with environmental variables and
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Description based upon print version of record
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2.3.2 Standardization2.3.3 Choosing the Linkage Algorithm Method; 2.3.4 Assessing the Number of Functional Groups; 2.4…Functional Characterization of Coastal Sandy Plain Vegetation in Southeast Brazil; 2.4.1 The Data Set; 2.4.2 Plant Functional Types from a Restinga Vegetation; 2.5…Functional Groups for Bird Species in Nicaragua; 2.5.1 The Data Set; 2.5.2 Bird Functional Types from Nicaragua; 2.5.3 Characterization of Bird Functional Types of Nicaragua; 2.5.4 Relationship of Functional Types with Land Uses; References; 3 Functional Diversity Indices; Abstract
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3.1…About Functional Diversity Indices and Measures3.2…Species Diversity Indices; 3.3…Single-Trait Metrics and Indices: Properties and Estimation; 3.3.1 Community Weighted Mean; 3.3.2 Functional Divergence; 3.3.3 Functional Regularity; 3.4…Multi-Trait Indices: Properties and Estimation; 3.4.1 Functional Attribute Diversity; 3.4.2 Functional Diversity Based on Dendrograms; 3.4.3 Convex Hull Hyper-Volume; 3.4.4 Quadratic Entropy; 3.4.5 Extended FD; 3.4.6 Functional Richness, Evenness, Divergence and Dispersion; 3.5…Ability of Indices to Detect some Ecological Processes; References
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4 How to Estimate Functional Diversity IndicesAbstract; 4.1…The FDiversity Software: Capabilities and Data Management; 4.1.1 How to Install FDiversity; 4.1.2 Data Menu; 4.1.3 Statistics and Output Menus; 4.1.3.1 Summary Statistics Sub-Menu; 4.1.3.2 Functional Diversity Estimation and Analysis Sub-Menu; 4.2…Case Study: Changes in Functional Diversity in an Altitudinal Gradient; 4.2.1 Sample Design and Trait Evaluation; 4.2.2 The Database; 4.2.3 Changes of Plant Functional Types with the Altitude; 4.2.3.1 Formation of Plant Functional Types (PFT) for Altitudinal Gradient Example
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4.2.3.2 Characterization of Plant Functional Types for Altitudinal Gradient Example4.2.3.3 Distribution of Plant Functional Types along the Gradient; 4.2.4 Changes of Functional Diversity Indices with the Altitude; 4.2.4.1 Trait Values Standardization and Merging Files; 4.2.4.2 Estimation of Functional Diversity Indices; 4.2.4.3 Changes of Functional Diversity Indices with the Altitude; 4.3…Case Study: Changes in Functional Diversity in a Chronosequence; 4.3.1 Sample Design and Trait Evaluation; 4.3.2 The Database; 4.3.3 Changes of Plant Functional Types in the Chronosequence
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4.3.3.1 Formation of Plant Functional Types (PFT) for Chronosequence Example
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Quantifying Functional Biodiversity; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 1.1…Functional Diversity Approach to Quantify the Biodiversity; 1.2…Functional Diversity Assessment; 1.3…Classification of Ecosystem Services; 1.4…Selection of Traits According to Ecosystem Service; 1.5…Functional Diversity Quantification; References; 2 Functional Groups; Abstract; 2.1…Selecting Trait and its Relation With Ecosystem Services; 2.2…A Guide for Data Arrangement; 2.3…Statistical Procedures to Define Functional Groups; 2.3.1 The Selection of a Dissimilarity Measure
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789400726475
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Pla, Laura Quantifying functional biodiversity Dordrecht, Heidelberg [u.a.] : Springer, 2012 ISBN 9789400726475
Language:
English
Subjects:
Biology
Keywords:
Artenreichtum
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Biodiversität
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Quantifizierung
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Artenreichtum
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Biodiversität
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Quantifizierung
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-2648-2
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