Alpha diversity patterns in three fragmented forests of Northern Andes, Colombia;Patrones de diversidad alfa en tres fragmentos de bosques montanos en la región norte de los Andes, Colombia

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 483-498

  López, Wilson ^a   Duque, Álvaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Andes; Colombia; Density dependence; Dispersal limitation; Fisher's alpha; Mountain forests; Species area curves; Species individual curves

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CLASSIFICATION; COLOMBIA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; TREE;

ALTITUDE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COLOMBIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; TREES;

EID: 76349083860     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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