Edaphic niche differentiation among Polybotrya ferns in western Amazonia: Implications for coexistence and speciation

Ecography

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 273-284

  Tuomisto, Hanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIATION; FERN; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

FILICOPHYTA; POLYBOTRYA;

EID: 33745062165     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0906-7590.04390.x     Document Type: Article

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