On the flora, vegetation and phytogeography of the Sierra de San Carlos, Tamaulipas

A survey of the vegetation of a sierra of volcanic origin in notheastern Mexico has been undertaken. The mountain range is isolated in the Gulf Coastal Plain in Tamaulipas. Five vegetation types are described according to their ecological characteristics and physiognomy: piedmont scrub, low oak scru...

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Autor principal: Briones Villarreal, Oscar Luis
Formato: Online
Idioma:spa
Publicado em: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 1995
Acesso em linha:https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/624
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Resumo:A survey of the vegetation of a sierra of volcanic origin in notheastern Mexico has been undertaken. The mountain range is isolated in the Gulf Coastal Plain in Tamaulipas. Five vegetation types are described according to their ecological characteristics and physiognomy: piedmont scrub, low oak scrub, grassland, oak forest and montane humid forest. The tropical element is the most important in the flora. A plant list is included.