Geological control of floristic composition in amazonian forests

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  • who: Amazonia et al. from the University Program in Ecology, Nicholas University of Turku, Turku, Finland have published the article: Geological control of floristic composition in Amazonian forests, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
  • what: To avoid the sampling problems associated with trees - including large numbers of stems and taxa, tall height and taxonomic uncertainty - the authors focused the field data collection on pteridophytes (ferns and lycophytes) and the Melastomataceae (a family of shrubs and small trees). The authors propose that this discontinuity represents a chemical and ecological limit between western and central Amazonia, and recommend that . . .

     

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