Spatial distribution and floristic composition of trees and lianas in different forest types of an Amazonian rainforest

Plant Ecology

Volumn 212, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1159-1177

  Macía, Manuel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Floodplain; Floristic patterns; Swamp; Tierra firme

Indexed keywords

CLIMBING PLANT; DIVERSITY INDEX; FLOODPLAIN; FLORISTICS; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; RAINFOREST; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES INVENTORY; STEM; SWAMP;

AMAZONIA; ECUADOR; NAPO [ECUADOR]; YASUNI NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 79958055451     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-011-9895-1     Document Type: Article

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