Influence of edge and topography on the vegetation in an Atlantic Forest remnant in northeastern Brazil

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 200-208

  Guerra, Tassiane Novacosque Feitosa ^a   Rodal, Maria Jesus Nogueira ^b   Lins e Silva, Ana Carolina Borges ^b   Alves, Marccus ^c   Silva, Maria Amanda Menezes ^b   de Araújo Mendes, Poliana Gabriella ^b  

^a State Environmental Agency of Pernambuco   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canopy; Slope; Tropical forest; TWINSPAN; Understory

Indexed keywords

TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION;

CANOPY; SLOPE; TROPICAL FOREST; TWINSPAN; UNDERSTORY;

FORESTRY;

ARBOREAL SPECIES; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SLOPE; TOPOGRAPHY; TROPICAL FOREST; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

BRAZIL; FORESTS; PLANTS; TROPICAL ATMOSPHERES;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL;

EID: 84874796458     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-012-0344-3     Document Type: Article

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