The Cape Peninsula, South Africa: Physiographical, biological and historical background to an extraordinary hot-spot of biodiversity

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 527-550

  Cowling, R M ^a   MacDonald, I A W ^b   Simmons, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b WWF South Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Cape Floristic Region; Fynbos; Human impacts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001019911     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00137608     Document Type: Article

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