Abiotic gradients drive floristic composition and structure of plant communities in the Monte Desert Gradientes abióticos dirigen la composición florística y la estructura de las comunidades de plantas en el Desierto del Monte

Defining plant communities in desert zones is difficult due to large scale homogeneity and small scale heterogeneity, thus making provision of systematic information for conservation decisions problematic. We analysed plant communities of the most arid sector of Monte Desert for structure, plant com...

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Main Authors: PABLO ACEBES, JUAN TRABA, BEGOÑA PECO, MARÍA L REUS, STELLA M GIANNONI, JUAN E MALO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2010000300007