Local environmental controls of Atlantic Forest tree community assembly on a coastal continental island in southeastern Brazil

ABSTRACT Tropical forests with high species diversity are commonly found in rugged montane areas. We investigated causes of local tropical forest tree community assembly on a continental island with heterogeneous terrain. We recorded tree community (absolute species abundance), topography, soil, lit...

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Main Authors: Felipe Cito Nettesheim, Mário Luís Garbin, Marcos Gervasio Pereira, Dorothy Sue Dunn de Araujo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2018-11-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062018005010101&lng=en&tlng=en