Tree Diversity, Forest Structure and Productivity along Altitudinal and Topographical Gradients in a Species-Rich Ecuadorian Montane Rain Forest
| Autor: | R. Rollenbeck, Sven Günter, Siegmar-Walter Breckle, Juergen Homeier, Christoph Leuschner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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0106 biological sciences
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Range (biology) Ecology Species diversity Edaphic Rainforest 15. Life on land 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Basal area Spatial heterogeneity Geography Spatial variability Species richness Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Biotropica. 42:140-148 |
| ISSN: | 0006-3606 |
| Popis: | We studied the spatial heterogeneity of tree diversity, and of forest structure and productivity in a highly diverse tropical mountain area in southern Ecuador with the aim of understanding the causes of the large variation in these parameters. Two major environmental gradients, elevation and topography, representing a broad range of climatic and edaphic site conditions, were analyzed. We found the highest species richness of trees in valleys |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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