Population structure and spatial distribution of Miconia prasina D.C. (melastomataceae) in an atlantic rainforest area at ilha Grande, RJ, southeastern Brazil;Estrutura populacional e distribuição espacial de Miconia prasina D.C. (Melastomataceae) em duas áreas de floresta atlântica na ilha Grande, RJ, sudeste do Brasil

Acta Botanica Brasilica

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 671-676

  Antonini, Rafaela Dias ^a   Nunes Freitas, André Felippe ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age structure; Miconia prasina; Population density

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007612934     PISSN: 01023306     EISSN: 1677941X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-33062004000300024     Document Type: Article

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