Non-linearities, synergisms and plant extinctions in South African fynbos and Australian kwongan

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1035-1046

  Richardson, David M ^a   Cowling, Richard M ^a   Lamont, Byron B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

endemism; extinction; fynbos; kwongan; non linearities; Proteac eae; synergisms

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITY; ENDEMIC PLANT; EXTINCTION RATE; FYNBOS; KWONGAN; SYNERGISM;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0029660635     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00052714     Document Type: Article

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