The Floristic Composition and Biogeographical Significance of a Megadiverse Páramo Site in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes

The Huancabamba Biogeographical Province covers sections of southern Ecuador and northern Peru, and is well known for both its biodiversity and high levels of endemism. Paramo, a form of tropical alpine vegetation, covers less area in this region than in other tropical montane regions, and is domina...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. - Torrey Botanical Society, 1997. - 135(2008), 4, Seite 554-570
1. Verfasser: Keating, Philip L. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society
Schlagworte:Andes biodiversity Huancabamba Region páramo Podocarpus National Park Biological sciences Physical sciences