Mesoscale distribution patterns of Amazonian understorey herbs in relation to topography, soil and watersheds

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 863-878

  Costa, Flávia R C ^a   Magnusson, William E ^a   Luizao, Regina C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Community structure; Compositional turnover; Conservation planning; Distribution patterns; Surrogates

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPLEMENTARITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HERB; SOIL STRUCTURE; TAXONOMY; TOPOGRAPHY; WATERSHED;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

MARANTACEAE; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 33745028273     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01020.x     Document Type: Article

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