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Vegetation formations and associations of the zonobiomes along the North American Pacific coast

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This phytosociological study, carried out according to the Braun-Blanquet method and supported by cluster analysis, describes Walter's zonobiomes along the North American Pacific coast between British Columbia (Canada) and Baja California Sur (Mexico). Fourteen floristic associations have been identified and each is characterized by a unique floristic combination, a distinctive geographical range and particular bioclimatic conditions.

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Abbreviations

AE:

Fraxino trifoliatae-Aesculetum parryi

AM:

Ambrosio chenopodifoliae-Larreetum tridentatae

BE:

Bergerocacto emoryi-Agavetum shawii

CA:

Calystegio intermediae-Ceanothetum megacarpi

CE:

Cercidio praecocis-Prosopidetum palmeri

CY:

Antigono leptopi-Cyrtocarpetum edulis

DU:

Malosmo laurinae-Quercetum dumosae

ID:

Agavo cerulatae-Idrietum columnaris

LO:

Lonicero denudatae-Quercetum agrifoliae

OX:

Oxalido oreganae-Sequoietum sempervirentis

RO:

Roso minutifoliae-Aesculetum parryi

TH:

Thujo plicatae-Tsugetum heterophyllae

UM:

Umbellulario californicae-Quercetum agrifoliae

YU:

Yucco validae-Fouquierietum diguetii

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  1. Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, 28871, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain

    Manuel Peinado, Juan Luis Aguirre & Julio Alvarez

  2. Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, 33600, Murcia, Spain

    Francisco Alcaraz

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Peinado, M., Alcaraz, F., Aguirre, J.L. et al. Vegetation formations and associations of the zonobiomes along the North American Pacific coast. Vegetatio 114, 123–135 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00048392

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