A structural gradient in cerrado vegetation of Brazil: Changes in woody plant density, species richness, life history and plant composition

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 775-794

  Ribeiro, Luci Ferreira ^a   Tabarelli, Marcelo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerrado vegetation; Life history strategies; Species richness; Vegetation gradient; Woody plant species

Indexed keywords

CERRADO; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; LIFE HISTORY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WOODY PLANT;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0036735235     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646740200250X     Document Type: Article

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