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A new method of survey and data analysis in phenology
Author(s) -
Schirone B.,
Leone A.,
Mazzoleni S.,
Spada F.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of vegetation science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1654-1103
pISSN - 1100-9233
DOI - 10.2307/3235895
Subject(s) - phenology , sampling (signal processing) , crown (dentistry) , tree (set theory) , ecology , statistics , computer science , mathematics , biology , medicine , mathematical analysis , dentistry , filter (signal processing) , computer vision
. A new, computerized method is presented for the survey and analysis of phenological data on the vegetative cycle of tree species in complex forest structures. It is based on the principles of classical phenology, phytosociological sampling techniques and the main concepts of growth analysis. The method considers the development of phenological phases as a stochastic process, and allows a quantitative and mathematical‐statistical comparisonbetweenphenorhythms of trees and crown sections, and correlations with environmental variables.