Floristic changes in alpine plant communities induced by the cushion plant azorella madreporica (apiaceae) in the andes of central chile

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-184

  Quiroz, Constanza L ^a,b   Badano, Ernesto I ^b,c   Cavieres, Lohengrin A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Community structure; Elevation; Environmental gradients; Nurse effect; Positive associations

Indexed keywords

APIACEAE; APIALES; AZORELLA MADREPORICA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 70349264560     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: 07176317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2009000200001     Document Type: Article

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