Plant-plant and plant-topography interactions on a rock outcrop at high altitude in southeastern Brazil

Biotropica

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-34

  Medina, Branca Maria Opazo ^a   Ribeiro, Kátia Torres ^a   Scarano, Fabio Rubio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Facilitation; Geophytes; Mat species; Rocky outcrops; Tropical alpine vegetation

Indexed keywords

FACILITATION; GEOPHYTE; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; OUTCROP; PLANT COMMUNITY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

BRAZIL; ITATIAIA NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALSTROEMERIA; ALSTROEMERIACEAE; ASTERACEAE; BROMELIACEAE; BRYOPHYTA; CAMPYLOPUS PILIFER; DICRANACEAE; PLEUROSTIMA; VELLOZIACEAE; VRIESEA;

EID: 33644957278     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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