Distribution patterns of paramo plants in Ecuador

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 681-691

  Sklenar P ^a,b,c   Jorgensen P M ^b,c,d  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Charles University ^*  (Ecuador)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Altitudinal range; Ecuadorian Andes; Floristic similarity; Paramo; Plant distribution

Indexed keywords

FLORISTICS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PARAMO; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ECUADOR;

EID: 0033403088     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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