Regional and large-scale patterns in Amazon forest structure and function are mediated by variations in soil physical and chemical properties

Biogeosciences Discussions

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 3993-4057

  Quesada, C A ^a,j   Lloyd, J ^a   Schwarz, M ^b   Baker, T R ^a   Phillips, O L ^a   Patino S ^c,d   Czimczik, C ^e   Hodnett, M G ^f   Herrera, R ^g   Arneth, A ^h   Lloyd, G ^e   Malhi, Y ⁱ   Dezzeo, N ^g   Luizao F J ^j   Santos, A J B ^j   Schmerler, J ^e   Arroyo, L ^k   Silveira, M ^l   Priante Filho, N ^m   Jimenez, E M ⁿ   Paiva, R ^j,o   Vieira, I ^p   Neill, D A ^q   Silva, N ^r   Penuela M C ⁿ   Monteagudo, A ^s,t   Vasquez R ^t   Prieto, A ^u   Rudas, A ^u   Almeida, S ^p   Higuchi, N ^j   Lezama, A T ^v   Lopez Gonzalez G ^a   Peacock, J ^a   Fyllas, N M ^a   Alvarez Davila E ^w   Erwin, T ^x   Di Fiore, A ^y   Chao, K J ^a   Honorio, E ^z   Killeen, T ^aa   Pena Cruz A ^t   Pitman, N ^ab   Nunez Vargas P ^s   Salomao R ^p   Terborgh, J ^ab   Ramirez H ^v   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Ecoservices   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE RECURSOS BIOLÓGICOS ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Colombia)

^d Campus Agronomique   (France)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^f CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^g INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^h LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^j Institut oNacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia   (Brazil)

^k Museo Noel Kempff Mercado   (Bolivia)

^l UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE   (Brazil)

^m FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

ⁿ Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Amazonia   (Colombia)

^o Secretaria Mde Desenvolvimento e Meio Ammbiente   (Brazil)

^p MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^q Herbario Nacional Del Ecuador   (Ecuador)

^r EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^s UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN ANTONIO ABAD DEL CUSCO   (Peru)

^t Herbario Selva Central Oxapampa HOXA de la estación Biológica del Jardín Botánico de Missouri   (Peru)

^u UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^v FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

^w Interconexion Electrica S A E S P   (Colombia)

^x SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^y NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^z INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES DE LA AMAZONÍA PERUANA   (Peru)

^aa Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^ab DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84971570032     PISSN: 18106277     EISSN: 18106285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bgd-6-3993-2009     Document Type: Review

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