Heterogeneity of xerophytic vegetation of limestone outcrops in a tropical deciduous forest region in southern México

Plant Ecology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-163

  Pérez García, Eduardo A ^a   Meave, Jorge A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Edaphic aridity; Environmental heterogeneity; Floristic differentiation; Monocotyledons; Vegetation structure; Xeromorphic plants

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FLORISTICS; LIMESTONE; MONOCOTYLEDON;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NIZANDA; NORTH AMERICA; OAXACA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

LILIOPSIDA;

EID: 14744282300     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-005-4841-8     Document Type: Article

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