A phytogeographic analysis of the woody elements of New World savannas

Edinburgh Journal of Botany

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 293-305

  Lenthall, J C ^a   Bridgewater, S ^b   Furley, P A ^c  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Cerrado; Floristic patterns; Multivariate analysis; Tropical plant biogeography

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 0001276312     PISSN: 09604286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960428600001153     Document Type: Article

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