Microsite specialization and spatial distribution of Geonoma brevispatha, a clonal palm in south-eastern Brazil

Ecological Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 521-532

  Souza, Alexandre F ^a   Martins, Fernando R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic forest; Point pattern analysis; Santa Genebra Municipal Reserve; Spatial autocorrelation; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MICROHABITAT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIALIZATION; SWAMP FOREST;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

GEONOMA;

EID: 4344630368     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1703.2004.00670.x     Document Type: Article

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