Ecological gradients within the riparian forests of the lower Caura River, Venezuela

Plant Ecology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 101-118

  Rosales, Judith ^a   Petts, Geoffrey ^b   Knab Vispo, Claudia ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL EXPERIMENTAL DE GUAYANA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c FUNDACIÓN LA SALLE DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Guayana Region; Hydrogeomorphology; Plant ecology; Riparian forests; Tropical rivers; Varzea Igap

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ORDINATION; RIPARIAN FOREST; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

VENEZUELA;

EID: 0034998894     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011411020040     Document Type: Article

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