Causal effects of latitude, disturbance and dispersal limitation on richness in a recovering temperate, subtropical and tropical forest

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 339-351

  Leithead, Mark ^a,b   Anand, Madhur ^a   Duarte, Leandro da S ^b   Pillar, Valério D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Araucaria Atlantic forest; Dispersal limitation; Gallery forest; Old growth red pine forest; Path analysis; Species sampling relationships

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DISPERSAL; DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LATITUDE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PATH ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SUCCESSION; TEMPERATE FOREST; TROPICAL FOREST; ZOOCHORY;

ARAUCARIA; ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL; PARANA [BRAZIL];

ARAUCARIA; PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 84858342926     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01351.x     Document Type: Article

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