Biogeography and diversity of the inselberg (Laja) vegetation of southern Venezuela

Biodiversity Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 165-179

  Gröger, Andreas ^a   Barthlott, Wilhelm ^a  

^a Botanical Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endemism; Guayana region; Inselberg; Isolation; Phytogeography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005161052     PISSN: 09679952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2999674     Document Type: Article

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