Structure and species richness of low-diversity floodplain forest on the Rio Tapajos, Eastern Amazonia, Brazil

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 585-596

  Ferreira, Leandro V ^a   Prance, Ghillean T ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Floodplain forests; Inventory; Richness and diversity patterns

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLOODPLAIN FOREST; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BRAZIL, PARA STATE, AMAZONIA;

CAMPSIANDRA LAURIFOLIA; COUEPIA PARAENSIS; LEOPOLDINIA PULCHRA;

EID: 0031848997     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008848200441     Document Type: Article

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