2008•Journal of Tropical EcologyRequires access

Variation in soil biological characteristics on an elevational gradient in the montane forest of north-west Argentina

Adriana Abril, Enrique H. Bucher

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Montane tropical and subtropical rain forests are complex ecosystems, characterized by marked rainfall and temperature gradients with altitude, which in turn control the vegetation altitudinal zones (Hueck 1978). Montane forests are often referred to as cloud forests in recognition of the important influence of a dense and frequent cloud cover that conditions forest structure and functioning (Bautista-Cruz & del Castillo 2005, Holder 2004).

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Key concepts: Cloud forest, Montane ecology, Altitude (triangle), Rainforest, Subtropics, Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, Forest cover, Vegetation (pathology)