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The vegetation addressed in this book is, biologically, one of the
most diverse on Earth, with many characteristic taxa offering
refuge and food sources for many resident and migratory animals.
Yet the forests of Las Yungas remain poorly known from a floristic
and vegetation point of view. This book seeks to fill that gap by
studying the distribution of forest along an altitudinal but also a
bioclimatic gradient. The richness in species demonstrates that
these forests are substantially more diverse than other subtropical
mountain woodlands. 103 diagnostic (characteristic or indicator)
species were selected, of which 29 are dominant, 67 are exclusive,
selective, preferential or differential, and 7 are stenoic. In
addition, 13 communities were identified and characterized. These
forests can be attributed to the Bolivian-Tucuman biogeographical
province (South-Andean Region, Neotropical Sub-Kingdom). They are
seasonal, semi-deciduous or evergreen micro- and mesowoodlands
growing on foothills, hillsides, ravines, gorges and the edges of
mountain ranges (terrestrial communities), as well as river
terraces and beaches (riparian communities). Thanks to the range of
new findings, the content presented here will benefit experts in
related fields such as geographers, ecologists and botanists, but
also teachers, nature guides, those involved in the management of
forest or conservation areas, and policymakers.
The vegetation addressed in this book is, biologically, one of the
most diverse on Earth, with many characteristic taxa offering
refuge and food sources for many resident and migratory animals.
Yet the forests of Las Yungas remain poorly known from a floristic
and vegetation point of view. This book seeks to fill that gap by
studying the distribution of forest along an altitudinal but also a
bioclimatic gradient. The richness in species demonstrates that
these forests are substantially more diverse than other subtropical
mountain woodlands. 103 diagnostic (characteristic or indicator)
species were selected, of which 29 are dominant, 67 are exclusive,
selective, preferential or differential, and 7 are stenoic. In
addition, 13 communities were identified and characterized. These
forests can be attributed to the Bolivian-Tucuman biogeographical
province (South-Andean Region, Neotropical Sub-Kingdom). They are
seasonal, semi-deciduous or evergreen micro- and mesowoodlands
growing on foothills, hillsides, ravines, gorges and the edges of
mountain ranges (terrestrial communities), as well as river
terraces and beaches (riparian communities). Thanks to the range of
new findings, the content presented here will benefit experts in
related fields such as geographers, ecologists and botanists, but
also teachers, nature guides, those involved in the management of
forest or conservation areas, and policymakers.
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