Vegetation description and data analysis : a practical approach / Martin Kent.

Author/creator Kent, M., 1950-
Other author Kent, M., 1950-
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoChichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Descriptionxiv, 414 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm
Electronic LocationInhaltsverzeichnis
Subjects
Plant ecology.
Plant communities.
Vegetation surveys.
Plant ecology--Data processing.
Plant communities--Data processing.
Vegetation surveys--Data processing.

Contents Safety in the field -- The nature of quantitative plant ecology and vegetation science -- Environmental gradients, plant communities and vegetation dynamics -- The description of vegetation in the field -- The nature and properties of vegetation data -- Basic statistical methods for understanding multivariate analysis -- Ordination methods -- Phytosociology and the Zurich-Montpellier (Braun-Blanquet) School of subjective classification -- Numerical classification, cluster analysis and phytosociology -- Computer software for the analysis of vegetation and environmental/biotic data -- Future developments in vegetation science and quantitative plant ecology.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [371]-402) and index.
LCCN 2011030218
ISBN9780471490920 (cloth)
ISBN047149092X (cloth)
ISBN9780471490937 (paper)
ISBN0471490938 (paper)