Directional changes in plant assemblages along an altitudinal gradient in northeast Brazil.

Autor: Santos, B. A., Barbosa, D. C. A., M., Tabarelli
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Biology; Nov2007, Vol. 67 Issue 4, p777-779, 3p
Abstrakt: The article analyzes species richness and the ecological composition of woody plant assemblages at four altitudinal levels along a caatinga-brejo forest continuum which is located between Triunfo and Serra Talhada municipalities in Brazil. It says that differences in water needed by plant species showing various life-history traits are the underlying mechanisms that drive spatial variations of the attributes of plant assemblages. It emphasizes the need to identify mechanisms that drive plant species spatial distribution.
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