Minimum area assessment and different sampling approaches for the study of vegetation communities in Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Author: CANNONE, Nicoletta
• Other Authors: Cannone, Nicoletta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Maritime Antarctica; phytosociological survey; point intercept; species/area curve; Antarctic; King George Island; Survey Point; Antarc*; Antarctica; polar desert
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11392/1199238; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102004001956

Antarctic vegetation offers excellent opportunities for the study of dynamics and biodiversity of natural systems with high environmental sensitivity. This paper addresses the methodological and technical aspects for the minimum area (MA) assessment (the smallest area which adequately represents com...