Latitudinal and altitudinal patterns of the endemic cacti from the Atacama desert to Mediterranean Chile

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 991-997

  Guerrero, P C ^a   Duran A P ^b   Walter, H E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Ex situ and in situ Cactaceae Conservation Project   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Cactaceae; Climatic control; Geometric constraints; Rapoport's rule

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CACTUS; ENDEMISM; GEOMETRY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ATACAMA DESERT; CHILE;

CACTACEAE;

EID: 79960985106     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.04.036     Document Type: Article

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