Floristic composition and structure of a tropical dry forest at different successional stages in the Espinhaço mountains, southeastern Brazil

Resumen es: The floristic composition and structure of intermediate and late successional stages of a tropical dry forest (TDF) growing on limestone outcrops, situat...

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