Current and future threats to plant biodiversity on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 607-647

  Richardson, D M ^a   Van Wilgen, B W ^b   Higgins, S I ^a   Trinder Smith, T H ^a   Cowling, R M ^a   McKell, D H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Jonkershoek Research Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biological invasions; Cape Floristic Region; Fynbos; GIS; Landscape ecology; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000785779     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00137612     Document Type: Article

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