The Brahea edulis palm forest in Guadalupe Island: A North American fog oasis? El palmar de Brahea edulis de Isla Guadalupe: ¿Un oasis de niebla en Norteamérica?

The Brahea edulis palm forest in Guadalupe Island: A North American fog oasis? El palmar de Brahea edulis de Isla Guadalupe: ¿Un oasis de niebla en Norteamérica?

Fog is a factor that affects deeply the structure of vegetation of coastal deserts. Guadalupe is an oceanic island located 260 km off the coast of Baja California, and is one of the few places of the Sonoran Desert coasts with scarped coastal topography and frequent fog. With the aim to identify the...

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Main Authors: PEDRO P GARCILLÁN, ERNESTO VEGA, CARLOS MARTORELL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
Subjects:
desierto costero
Desierto Sonorense
efecto de niebla
gradiente altitudinal
vegetación
altitudinal gradient
coastal desert
fog effect
Sonoran Desert
vegetation
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