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Interpretation of scale in paired quadrat variance methods

Guo, Q. C., and M. Kelly. 2004. Interpretation of scale in paired quadrat variance methods. Journal of Vegetation Science 15: 763-770 

Previous interpretations of the variance plot of paired quadrat variance method (PQV) have been incomplete; and in this study was to clarify the interpretation of PQV, and to shed additional light on how different quadrat variance methods can be used, in concert, to measure scale in transect data. Pdf download.

Keywords: Gap . Local quadrat variance . Patch . Spatial pattern . Transect . Three-term quadrat variance