The growth form composition of plant communities in the Ecuadorian paramos

Plant Ecology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-192

  Ramsay, P M ^a   Oxley, E R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Andes; Ecuador; Life form; Paramo; Tropical alpine

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FORM; PARAMO; PLANT COMMUNITY; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION;

ECUADOR;

EID: 0030886076     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009796224479     Document Type: Article

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