Flora and Fungi: Composition and Function

Homeier, J.; Werner, F. A.; Gradstein, S. R.; Breckle, S. W.; Richter, M.

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J. Homeier¹³,
F. A. Werner¹⁴,
S. R. Gradstein¹⁵,
S. W. Breckle¹⁶ &
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M. Richter¹⁷

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A decrease in overall plant species diversity and forest stature with increasing elevation is a general trend in moist tropical mountain areas (e.g., Aiba and Kitayama 1999; Cavelier 1996; Gentry 1988, 1995; Grubb 1977; Lieberman et al. 1996; Richter 2001) and was confirmed for the RBSF (Homeier 2004).

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Plant Ecology, Albrecht-von-Haller Institute for Plant Science, University of Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073, Göttingen
J. Homeier
Department of Systematic Botany, Albrecht von Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073, Göttingen, Germany
F. A. Werner
Department of Systematic Botany, Albrecht von Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073, Göttingen, Germany
S. R. Gradstein
Department of Ecology, University of Bielefeld, Wasserfuhr 24-26, 33619, Bielefeld, Germany
S. W. Breckle
Institute of Geography, University of Erlangen, Kochstrasse 4/4, 91054, Erlangen, Germany
M. Richter

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Department of Plant Physiology Bayreuth Centre for Ecology and Ecosystem Research, BayCEER University of Bayreuth, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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Homeier, J., Werner, F.A., Gradstein, S.R., Breckle, S.W., Richter, M. (2008). Flora and Fungi: Composition and Function. In: Beck, E., Bendix, J., Kottke, I., Makeschin, F., Mosandl, R. (eds) Gradients in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of Ecuador. Ecological Studies, vol 198. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73526-7_10

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