density–frequency–dominance

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density–frequency–dominance (DFD measure) A combined abundance estimate used in early North American ordination schemes but now rarely used. Usually expressed as relative values, relative density is the number of a given species expressed as a percentage of all species present, relative frequency is the frequency of a given species expressed as a percentage of the sum of frequency values for all species present, and relative dominance is the basal area of a given species expressed as a percentage of the total basal area of all species present. These three measures are summed to give the importance value, which may lie between 0 and 300.

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