Floristics and life-forms along a topographic gradient, central-western Ceará, Brazil

Floristics and life-forms along a topographic gradient, central-western Ceará, Brazil

Abstract To test whether the flora is organized in discrete or continuous units along a topographic gradient, three physiognomies were assessed on different soil classes in a semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil: caatinga (xeric shrubland) at altitudes from 300 to 500 m, deciduous forest at altit...

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Main Authors: Francisca Soares de Araújo, Rafael Carvalho da Costa, Jacira Rabelo Lima, Sandra Freitas de Vasconcelos, Luciana Coe Girão, Melissa Souza Sobrinho, Morgana Maria Arcanjo Bruno, Sarah Sued Gomes de Souza, Edson Paula Nunes, Maria Angélica Figueiredo, Luiz Wilson Lima-Verde, Maria Iracema Bezerra Loiola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Rodriguésia
Subjects:
classificação de vegetação
espectro biológico
forma de crescimento
fitoclima, comunidade vegetal
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