Vegetation diversity in a large Neotropical wetland during two different climatic scenarios

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2007-2025

  Neiff, J J ^a,b   Casco, S L ^a,b   Cozar A ^c   de Neiff, A S G Poi ^a,b   Ubeda, B ^c  

^a Centro de Ecologia Aplicada del Littoral   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diversity vegetation; Esteros del Iber ; Prolonged droughts; South America; Temporal and spatial scales

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FLORISTICS; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLOBAL CHANGE; HETEROGENEITY; MONOCOTYLEDON; NEOTROPICAL REGION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TURNOVER; WATER SUPPLY;

ARGENTINA; CORRIENTES; IBERA WETLANDS;

CYPERACEAE; POACEAE;

EID: 79960178302     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0071-7     Document Type: Article

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