Rock outcrop vegetation in Brazil: A brief overview

Revista Brasileira de Botanica

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 561-568

  Scarano, Fabio Rubio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

High altitude vegetation; Mountain biodiversity; Rock outcrop vegetation; Tropical inselbergs

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549127761     PISSN: 01008404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-84042007000400002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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