Plant Diversity of an Andean Cloud Forest

Plant Diversity of an Andean Cloud Forest
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 253
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ISBN-10 : 9780520915930
ISBN-13 : 0520915933
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Book Synopsis Plant Diversity of an Andean Cloud Forest by : Grady L. Webster

Download or read book Plant Diversity of an Andean Cloud Forest written by Grady L. Webster and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-04-26 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. In addition to the checklist of the flora, which enumerates 1,650 species (including 228 species of pteridophytes and over 200 species of orchids), appendices give information on floristic composition of communities, distribution of epiphytes, and elevational ranges of families and genera. The illustrations include a map, landscapes, and characteristic species.


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