Spatio-temporal patterns of biodiversity and their drivers [Elektronische Ressource] : method development and application / von Gerald Jurasinski

Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Biodiversity and their Drivers - Method Development and ApplicationDissertationzur Erlangung des akademischen GradesDr. rer. nat.vorgelegt derFakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaftender Universität BayreuthvonHerrn Dipl. Ing. Gerald Jurasinskigeb. am 24.03.1975 in QuedlinburgGutachter:1. Prof. Dr. Carl Beierkuhnlein2.Bayreuth, den 17.April 2007Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Biodiversity and their Drivers - Method Development and ApplicationByGerald JurasinskiBiogeography - University of BayreuthGermanyThere never were in the world two opinions alike, no more than two hairs or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity.Michel de MontaigneContentsContentsSummary IIIZusammenfassung VOrganization of the thesis VIIList of Manuscripts and Publications VIIIAbbreviations XI1 Introduction 11.1 Motivation 11.2 Background 21.3 Hypotheses 132 Conceptional and methodological contributions 162.1 A new terminology for biodiversity 162.2 Sampling spatial patterns with hexagonal grids 162.3 The coefficient of multi-plot similarity 162.4 simba - Similarity analysis for vegetation ecology 183 Empirical contributions 193.1 Spatial patterns of phytodiversity in a Mediterranean ecosystem 193.2 Homogenization of Alpine summits 304 Summarizing Discussion 324.1 Conceptional issues 324.2 Methodological issues 344.3 Empirical results 364.