Heterogeneity of the inland water–land palm ecotones (morichals) in the Orinoco lowlands, South America

Abstract

We analyzed the distributional pattern of species and environmental gradients across inland water-land palm ecotones (morichals) of the Orinoco lowlands to increase comprehension of the nature of ecotone heterogeneity. A total of 91 species (53 genera and 45 families) with aboveground phytomass [ 0.