Survival dynamics of Melocactus conoideus Buining & Brederoo (Cactaceae), a threatened species endemic to northeastern Brazil

Studies on the survival of species are essential to understanding their biology and to developing effective conservation and management plans. This study aimed to determine the best model to explain the survival of the species Melocactus conoideus on the basis of time, density, age structure and hab...

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Main Authors: Hévila Prates Luz-Freire, Diego Pires Ferraz da Trindade, Raymundo José de Sá-Neto, Michele Martins Corrêa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2014-06-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062014000200016&lng=en&tlng=en