Inselberg vegetation and the biodiversity of granite outcrops

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 193-199

  Porembski, S ^a   Seine, R ^a   Barthlott, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CRYPTOGAMIC CRUST; FLUSH VEGETATION; GRANITE OUTCROP; INSELBERG; ROCK POOL;

EID: 0031392082     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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