Terminological and methodological aspects of the mapping and analysis of the global biodiversity

Acta Botanica Fennica

Volumn , Issue 162, 1999, Pages 103-110

  Barthlott, Wilhelm ^a   Biedinger, Nadja ^a   Braun, Gerald ^b   Feig, Frank ^a   Kier, Gerold ^a   Mutke, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeography; Mapping; Terminology

Indexed keywords

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0000303301     PISSN: 00015369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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