Changes in composition, diversity and structure of woody plants in successional stages of tropical dry forest in southwest Mexico

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1096-1109

  Almazán Núñez, R Carlos ^a   Del Coro Arizmendi, María ^b   Eguiarte, Luis E ^c   Corcuera, Pablo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Bursera; Conservation; Dominance; Secondary succession

Indexed keywords

BURSERA; BURSERACEAE;

EID: 84873835436     PISSN: 18703453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2012.4.1011     Document Type: Article

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