Diversity distribution and floristic differentiation of the coastal lowland vegetation: Implications for the conservation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-168

  Marques, Marcia C M ^a   Swaine, Mike D ^b   Liebsch, Dieter ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Conservation hotspot; Ombrophilous forest; Restinga; Sandy coastal forest; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOME; FLORISTICS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HOT SPOT; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; RAINFOREST; TWINSPAN;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL;

EID: 78650419466     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9952-4     Document Type: Article

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