Efficient plot-based floristic assessment of tropical forests

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 629-645

  Phillips, Oliver L ^a   Martínez, Rodolfo Vásquez ^b   Vargas, Percy Núñez ^b,c   Monteagudo, Abel Lorenzo ^b,c,e   Zans, Maria Elena Chuspe ^c   Sánchez, Washington Galiano ^c   Cruz, Antonio Peña ^b   Timaná, Martin ^b   Yli Halla, Markku ^d   Rose, Sam ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Proyecto Flora del Perú ^*  (Peru)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN ANTONIO ABAD DEL CUSCO   (Peru)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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

^f Volunteer Services Overseas   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Biodiversity; Diversity; Efficiency; Forest; Inventory; Neotropics; Peru; Survey; Tropical

Indexed keywords

FLORISTICS; METHODOLOGY; SAMPLING; TROPICAL FOREST;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0242495258     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403006035     Document Type: Article

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