Gap analysis of two savanna-type ecoregions: A two-scale floristic approach applied to the Llanos de Moxos and Beni Cerrado, Bolivia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1769-1783

  Larrea Alcázar, Daniel M ^a,b   López, Ramiro Pablo ^b   Quintanilla, Marlene ^a   Vargas, Aideé ^a  

^a Fundacion Amigos de la Naturaleza FAN   (Bolivia)

^b Herbario Nacional de Bolivia   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Beni; Ecoregion; Minimal representation target; Sub ecoregion; Tropical savannas

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; CERRADO; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOREGION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FLOOD; FLORISTICS; GAP DYNAMICS; PROTECTED AREA; SAVANNA;

BENI; BOLIVIA; LLANOS DE MOJOS;

EID: 77952240401     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9802-4     Document Type: Article

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