Patterns in the diversity and distribution of epiphytes and vines in a New Zealand forest

Austral Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 883-891

  Burns, K C ^a   Dawson, John ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Epiphytes; New Zealand; Sampling; Species diversity; Vines

Indexed keywords

CLIMBING PLANT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; EPIPHYTE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 31344472167     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2005.01532.x     Document Type: Review

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