Altitudinal distribution and species richness of herbaceous plants in campos rupestres of the Southern Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Rodriguesia

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-152

  Borges, Rafael Augusto Xavier ^a,b   Carneiro, Marco Antônio Alves ^a   Viana, Pedro Lage ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Diversity; Gradient; Mountains; Similarity

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; CYPERACEAE; POACEAE;

EID: 84859527984     PISSN: 03706583     EISSN: 21757860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/2175-7860201162110     Document Type: Article

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