Altitudinal distribution and species richness of herbaceous plants in campos rupestres of the Southern Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Abstract The variation in the species richness of herbaceous plants along an altitudinal gradient was analyzed in the Serra do Ouro Branco and Serra do Ribeiro, in the townships of Ouro Branco and Ouro Preto, respectively. Plant similarity between both serras was also assessed. Twenty spots were sam...

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Main Authors: Rafael Augusto Xavier Borges, Marco Antônio Alves Carneiro, Pedro Lage Viana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Rodriguésia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2175-78602011000100139&lng=en&tlng=en