White-sand Ecosystems in Amazonia

Biotropica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 7-23

  Adeney, J Marion ^a   Christensen, Norman L ^a   Vicentini, Alberto ^b   Cohn Haft, Mario ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Campina; Campinarana; Heath forest; Podzol; Tropical forest; Varillal; White sand ecosystem; White sand forest

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FUTURE PROSPECT; GRASSLAND; METAPOPULATION; PODZOL; SANDY SOIL; SHRUBLAND; TROPICAL FOREST; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 84956701531     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/btp.12293     Document Type: Review

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