Effect of topography on soil fertility and water flow in an Ecuadorian lower montane forest

• Published in: Tropical Montane Cloud Forests pp. 402 - 409
• Main Authors: Wilcke, W., Boy, J., Goller, R., Fleischbein, K., Valarezo, C., Zech, W.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 06.01.2011

ABSTRACTTropical montane forests are frequently located on steep slopes with pronounced differences in topographic exposure, related microclimatic conditions and hence in composition and structure of the vegetation over small distances. The objective of this work was to test the hypothesis that topo...