A comparison of fine-scale distribution patterns of four plant groups in an Amazonian rainforest

Ecography

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 349-359

  Vormisto, J ^a   Phillips, O L ^b   Ruokolainen, K ^a   Tuomisto, H ^a   Vasquez R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Herbario Selva Central Oxapampa HOXA de la estación Biológica del Jardín Botánico de Missouri   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT; RAINFOREST; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AMAZONIA; PERU;

PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 0034125897     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2000.tb00291.x     Document Type: Article

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