Weed Abundance, Distribution, Diversity, and Community Analyses

Understanding abundance and distribution of weed species within the landscape of an agroecosystem is an important goal for weed science. Abundance is a measure of the number or frequency of individuals in an area. Distribution is a measure of the geographical range of a weed species. The study of we...

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Published inWeed science Vol. 63; no. sp1; pp. 64 - 90
Main Authors Nkoa, Roger, Owen, Micheal D. K., Swanton, Clarence J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 810 East 10th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044-8897 Weed Science Society of America 01.02.2015
Cambridge University Press
Subjects
Agricultural ecosystems
Geographic information systems
Remote sensing
Scientists
Weed Biology and Ecology
Weeds
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Summary:Understanding abundance and distribution of weed species within the landscape of an agroecosystem is an important goal for weed science. Abundance is a measure of the number or frequency of individuals in an area. Distribution is a measure of the geographical range of a weed species. The study of weed population's abundance and distribution is helpful in determining how a population changes over time in response to selective pressures applied by our agronomic practices. Accurate estimates, however, of these two key variables are very important if we are to manage agricultural land both for productivity and for biodiversity.
ISSN:0043-1745
1550-2759
DOI:10.1614/WS-D-13-00075.1