Cover and growth habit of Polylepis woodlands and shrublands in the mountains of central Argentina: Human or environmental influence?

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 876-887

  Renison, Daniel ^a   Hensen, Isabell ^b   Suarez, Ricardo ^c   Cingolani, Ana M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Fire; Forests; Grazing; High mountains; Polylepis australis; Polylepis woodlands; Topography

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FIELD SURVEY; GIS; GROWTH RESPONSE; WOODLAND;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

POLYLEPIS; POLYLEPIS AUSTRALIS;

EID: 33645962186     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01455.x     Document Type: Article

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