Endemism in Namibia: Patterns, processes and predictions

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 513-530

  Simmons, R E ^a   Griffin, M ^a   Griffin, R E ^b   Marais, E ^b   Kolberg, H ^a  

^a Ministry of Environment and Tourism   (Namibia)

^b National Museum of Namibia   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Centres of endemism; Namib Desert; Speciation; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ENDEMISM; HOTSPOTS; SPECIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 0031864165     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008879712736     Document Type: Article

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