Impact of sedimentary processes on white-sand vegetation in an Amazonian megafan

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 498-509

  Cordeiro, Carlos L O ^a   Rossetti, Dilce F ^a   Gribel, Rogério ^b   Tuomisto, Hanna ^c   Zani, Hiran ^a   Ferreira, Carlos A C ^d   Coelho, Luiz ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonian; megafan; open vegetation; sedimentary dynamics; white sand vegetation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; NEOTROPICAL REGION; REMOTE SENSING; SAND; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WOODLAND;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 84989926226     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467416000493     Document Type: Article

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