Distribution and diversity of pteridophytes and melastomataceae along edaphic gradients in Yasuní National Park, Ecuadorian Amazonia

Biotropica

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 516-533

  Tuomisto, Hanna ^a,d   Ruokolainen, Kalle ^a   Poulsen, Axel Dalberg ^b   Moran, Robbin C ^b   Quintana, Catalina ^c   Cañas, Gustavo ^c   Celi, Jorge ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^d NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Diversity; Ecuador; Edaphic gradient; Melastomataceae; Pteridophytes; Species richness; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; PTERIDOPHYTE; RAINFOREST; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ECUADOR; YASUNI NATIONAL PARK;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FILICOPHYTA; MELASTOMATACEAE; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 0036963831     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00571.x     Document Type: Article

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