Species richness and beta-diversity of aquatic macrophytes assemblages in three flooplain tropical lagoons: Evaluating the effects of sampling size and depth gradients

Amazoniana

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 213-225

  de Souza, Débora Cristina ^a   Thomaz, Sidinei Magela ^a   Bini, Luis Maurício ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophytes; Beta diversity; Floodplain; Paran River; Plant zonation; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOODPLAIN; MACROPHYTE; SAMPLING BIAS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

PARANA RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3943113696     PISSN: 00656755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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