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Species-Area Relationship and Plot Size: with Some Examples from South African Vegetation
Submitted: 15 November 1972 | Published: 17 November 1972
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M. J. A. Werger, Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agricultural Technical Services, South AfricaFull Text:
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A short review is given of mainly recent literature dealing with the problem of minimal area and plot size for sampling vegetation.
A procedure to determine optimal plot size on the basis of the information content given by different plot sizes is demonstrated on 15 examples from eight different South African veld types.
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