Vegetation composition and structure of some Neotropical mountain grasslands in Brazil

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 864-877

  Le Stradic, Soizig ^a,b   Buisson, Elise ^b   Fernandes, G Wilson ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Campos rupestres; Edaphic factor; Herbaceous community; Rupestrian grassland; Serra do Cip

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CERRADO; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GRANULOMETRY; GRASSLAND; HERB; MOUNTAIN REGION; NEOTROPIC ECOZONE; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS; SERRA DO CIPO; SERRA DO ESPINHACO;

EID: 84938380043     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-013-2866-3     Document Type: Article

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