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Numerical classification techniques applied to forest tree distribution data. II. Phytogeography
Author(s) -
BOOTH T. H.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
australian journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1442-9993
pISSN - 0307-692X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1978.tb01180.x
Subject(s) - sclerophyll , floristics , phytogeography , geography , ecology , phytosociology , forestry , tree (set theory) , physical geography , plant community , biology , mathematics , ecological succession , species richness , taxon , mathematical analysis , mediterranean climate
The phytogeographic relationships of 111 mainly sclerophyll forest tree species in southern and eastern Australia are considered. Eighteen floristic provinces are proposed on the basis of numerical analyses and these provinces are compared with previous floristic classifications of the area.