Does the edge effect influence plant community structure in a tropical dry forest?

Edge effects are considered a key factor in regulating the structure of plant communities in different ecosystems. However, regardless to few studies, edge influence does not seem to be decisive in semiarid regions such as the Brazilian tropical dry forest known as Caatinga but this issue remains in...

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Main Authors: Diogo Gallo Oliveira, Ana Paula do Nascimento Prata, Leandro Sousa Souto, Robério Anastácio Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Investigações Florestais 2013-04-01
Series:Revista Árvore
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-67622013000200012&lng=en&tlng=en