Woody plants diversity, floristic composition and land use history in the Amazonian rain forests of Madidi National Park, Bolivia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2671-2690

  Macía, Manuel J ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Floristic patterns; Lianas; Past human disturbance; Plant communities; Sampling protocols; Southwest Amazonia; Tropical rain forest; Tropical trees

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLORISTICS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; TREE;

BOLIVIA; LA PAZ [BOLIVIA]; MADIDI NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 51649106218     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9348-x     Document Type: Article

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