Effects of the duration of flooding on species richness and floristic composition in three hectares in the Jau National Park in floodplain forests in central Amazonia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1353-1363

  Ferreira, Leandro Valle ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Brazil; Floodplain forests; Floristic inventory; Habitats; Igapo forest; Richness and diversity patterns

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN FOREST; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER LEVEL;

AMAZONAS STATE; BRAZIL; JAU NATIONAL PARK;

ALDINA LATIFOLIA; AMANOA; AMANOA OBLONGIFOLIA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FABACEAE;

EID: 0030719373     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018385529531     Document Type: Article

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