Edaphic distribution of some species of the fern genus Adiantum in western Amazonia

Biotropica

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 392-399

  Tuomisto, Hanna ^a   Poulsen, Axel Dalberg ^b,c   Moran, Robbin C ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiantum humile; Adiantum pulverulentum; Adiantum terminatum; Adiantum tomentosum; Ecuador, Amazonia; Fern; Peru, Amazonia; Rainforest; Soil property; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

FERN; RAINFOREST; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AMAZONIAN; ECUADOR; PERU;

ADIANTUM HUMILE; ADIANTUM PULVERULENTUM; ADIANTUM TERMINATUM; ADIANTUM TOMENTOSUM;

EID: 20644447108     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1998.tb00073.x     Document Type: Article

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