Shrub vegetation on tropical granitic inselbergs in French Guiana

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 645-652

  Sarthou, Corinne ^a   Villiers, Jean François ^b   Ponge, Jean François ^a  

^a Laboratoire d'Ecologie Generale   (France)

^b MNHN   (France)

Author keywords

Correspondence Analysis; Granitic outcrop; Phytosociology; Shrub community; Thicket; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; INSELBERG; PHYTOSOCIOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

FRENCH GUIANA;

CLUSIACEAE; MALVACEAE; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 0242340445     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02196.x     Document Type: Article

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