Seed rain in a monodominant Brosimum rubescens Taub. forest and an adjacent mixed forest in the Araguaia River Valley, Mato Grosso State, Brazil;Chuva de sementes em uma floresta monodominante de Brosimum rubescens Taub. e em uma floresta mista adjacente no Vale do Araguaia, MT, Brasil

Acta Botanica Brasilica

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 423-432

  Marimon, Beatriz Schwantes ^a,b   Felfili, Jeanine Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amaz nia; Brosimum rubescens; Cerrado; Monodominant forest; Seed rain

Indexed keywords

BROSIMUM RUBESCENS;

EID: 33847691134     PISSN: 01023306     EISSN: 1677941X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-33062006000200017     Document Type: Article

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