The nature and diversity of neotropical savanna vegetation with particular reference to the Brazilian cerrados

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 223-241

  Furley, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeographical zones; Brazil; Cerrados; Drainage; Fire; Neotropical savannas; Palaeoecology; Plant diversity; Soil nutrients; Topography

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PALEOECOLOGY; SAVANNA; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

BRAZIL; CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033494673     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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