| Description |
1 online resource (253 pages) |
| Series |
UC Publications in Botany, 82 |
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UC Publications in Botany, 82
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Abstract & Resumen; INTRODUCTION; CLIMATE AND TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION; FLORISTICS OF ECUADORIAN CLOUD FORESTS; ANALYSIS OF THE VASCULAR FLORA OF MAQUIPUCUNA; RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER FLORAS; CONSERVATIONAL STATUS OF THE MAQUIPUCUNA CLOUD FORESTS; CIRCUMSCRIPTION OF THE REGION COVERED BY THE INVENTORY; ENUMERATION OF TAXA; Pteridophyta; Angiosperms: Dicots; Monocots; Appendices; Appendix A. Dominant or conspicuous taxa of secondary and roadside vegetation in the Maquipucuna region, between 1150 and 1500 m |
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Appendix B. Dominant or abundant taxa of primary cloud forest (lower montane forest), 17002000 mAppendix C. Dominant or abundant taxa of upper montane forest, 21002750 m; Appendix D. Dominant and conspicuous taxa in riparian vegetation, 11252000 m; Appendix E. Distribution of epiphytes in the Maquipucuna vascular flora; Literature Cited; Plates |
| Summary |
Based on work spanning a decade, this study of the Maquipucuna area on the western slopes of the Andes discusses the climate, vegetation, ecological relationships and flora, and emphasizes the importance of the Maquipucuna area as a biological reserve |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Botany -- Ecuador -- Bosque Protector Maquipucuna Region
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
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Botany
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| SUBJECT |
Bosque Protector Maquipucuna (Ecuador) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00009573
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| Subject |
Ecuador -- Bosque Protector Maquipucuna
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780520915930 |
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0520915933 |
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