Relationships of phytogeography and diversity of tropical tree species with limestone topography in southern Belize

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1669-1688

  Brewer, Steven W ^a   Rejmánek, Marcel ^b   Webb, Molly A H ^c   Fine, Paul V A ^d  

^a RHODES COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevation gradient; Karst; Maya Mountains; Mesoamerica; Tree species diversity

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; ELEVATION; FLORISTICS; LIMESTONE; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

BELIZE;

EID: 0242657626     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00971.x     Document Type: Article

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