Slope aspect influences plant association patterns in the Mediterranean matorral of central Chile

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-108

  Badano, E I ^a   Cavieres, L A ^a   Molina Montenegro, M A ^a   Quiroz, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Community diversity; Environmental gradients; Mediterranean matorral; Negative interactions; Positive interactions

Indexed keywords

ASPECT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; RAINFALL; SLOPE;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15744394438     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.10.012     Document Type: Article

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