Palm species richness, latitudinal gradients, sampling effort, and deforestation in the Amazon region
ABSTRACT Palms are most diverse in warm and humid regions near the equator. Though palms remain relatively well conserved, they are under increasing pressure from deforestation. Here, we analyze patterns of palm species richness relative to latitudinal gradient, sampling effort, and deforestation in...
Main Authors: | Carlos Mariano Alvez-Valles, Henrik Balslev, Roosevelt Garcia-Villacorta, Fabrício Alvim Carvalho, Luiz Menini Neto |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Botânica do Brasil
2018-03-01
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Series: | Acta Botânica Brasílica |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062018005004105&lng=en&tlng=en |
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