The ecosystem dynamics of Amazonian and Andean forests

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Galbraith, David ^a   Malhi, Yadvinder ^b   Aragão, Luiz ^c,d   Baker, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amazon; Andean forest; carbon cycle; dynamics; rainforest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893331576     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2013.826744     Document Type: Article

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