Vegetation structure, composition, and species richness across a 56-year chronosequence of dry tropical forest on Providencia Island, Colombia

Biotropica

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 520-530

  Ruiz, Jorge ^a,d   Fandiño, Maria C ^b   Chazdon, Robin L ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE   (Colombia)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE RECURSOS BIOLÓGICOS ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d Universidad de America   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Chronosequence; Colombia; Dry tropical forest; Providencia; Rarefaction; Remote sensing; Species richness; Succession

Indexed keywords

CHRONOSEQUENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

COLOMBIA; PROVIDENCIA ISLAND; SAN ANDRES Y PROVIDENCIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

PROVIDENCIA;

EID: 31344441674     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2005.00070.x     Document Type: Article

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