Importance of water quality on plant abundance and diversity in high-alpine meadows of the yerba loca natural sanctuary at the andes of northcentral chile

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 469-488

  Ginocchio, Rosanna ^a,b   Hepp, Josefina ^b   Bustamante, Elena ^a   Silva, Yasna ^a   De La Fuente, Luz MaríA ^a   CáSale, Jean Francois ^a   De La Harpe, Jean Paul ^a   Urrestarazu, Paola ^a   Anic, Vinka ^c   Montenegro, Gloria ^b  

^a Centro De Investigacion Minera Y Metalurgica   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Copper toxicity; Phytotoxicity; Plant diversity; Porphyry deposits

Indexed keywords

ARENARIA (CARYOPHYLLACEAE); COLOBANTHUS QUITENSIS; CROTON OVALIFOLIUS; ERIGERON; FESTUCA; PATOSIA CLANDESTINA; PLANTAGO; WERNERIA;

EID: 67651027860     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: 07176317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2008000400003     Document Type: Article

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