Composition Patterns of Caribbean Limestone Forests: Are Parsimony, Classification, and Ordination Analyses Congruent?

This study presents an analysis of floristic composition patterns for limestone vegetation from three Caribbean islands: Hispaniola, Mona, and Puerto Rico. The physical setting of these communities varies from very dry to wet climates, and from ridgetops, slopes, to plateaus. Consequently, vegetatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biotropica. - Wiley. - 34(2002), 4, Seite 502-515
Weitere Verfasser: Ackerman, James D.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2002
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Biotropica
Schlagworte:Biogeographical Zonation Caribbean Classification Community Composition Floristic Affinities Limestone Forests Ordination PAE Parsimony Analysis of Species Assemblages Biological sciences mehr... Physical sciences Arts Religion