Vegetation patterns and environmental gradients in tropical dry forests of the northern Yucatan Peninsula

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-160

  White, D A ^a   Hood, C S ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal area; Climate gradient; DCA; Forest structure; Mexico; Ruin woodland; Soil variation; Topography

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DRY FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ORDINATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; YUCATAN;

BROSIMUM; BROSIMUM ALICASTRUM; BURSERA; BURSERA SIMARUBA; BURSERACEAE; CAESALPINIA; CAESALPINIA GAUMERI; CROTON; CROTON LUNDELLII; GYMNOPODIUM FLORIBUNDUM; PISCIDIA; PISCIDIA PISCIPULA; THOUINIA; THOUINIA PAUCIDENTATA;

EID: 2342594571     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02250.x     Document Type: Article

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