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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Stochastic Dynamics Models of Plant Population and Species Diversity
Abstract
dc:descriptionThis study presents sophisticated error analysis of the Shannon index in time and space. Error of current estimate increases proportional to measurement while the total forecasting error increases very fast in time. Spatial variation contributes the most to the total error of the Shannon index. Even under 100% measurement error, the spatial variation contributes over 65% to 80% while the measurement error contributes only 20% to 35%. Random error and modeling error contribute less than 5% to the total error.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Natural Resrouces and Environmental Sciences
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Cao, Xiangchi
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Gertner, George Z.
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI3017034
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/83071