Floristic variation in ecotonal areas: Patterns, determinants and biogeographic origins of subtropical forests in South America

Austral Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 122-134

  Gonçalves, Erivelton Tomazzoni ^a   Souza, Alexandre F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

Atlantic Forests; Climate; Environmental gradient; Indicator species; Relict communities; Soil

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DRY FOREST; ECOTONE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FLORISTICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MIXED FOREST; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELICT COMMUNITY; SOIL PROFILE; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ATLANTIC FOREST; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84893093505     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aec.12051     Document Type: Article

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