Plant species richness-environment relationships across the Subantarctic-Patagonian transition zone

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 449-464

  Speziale, Karina Lilian ^a   Ruggiero, Adriana ^a   Ezcurra, Cecilia ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Eastern Andes; Eigenvector based spatial filtering; Floristic diversity; Longitudinal gradient; Partial regression; Path analysis; Precipitation; Productivity; Vegetation cover; Water energy dynamics

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; EIGENVALUE; FLORISTICS; HABITAT USE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TRANSITION ZONE; VEGETATION COVER;

ANDES;

BOS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 75149176641     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02213.x     Document Type: Article

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