Patterns of vegetation along the Omo River in Southwest Ethiopia

Plant Ecology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-163

  Carr, Claudia J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethiopian vegetation; Floodplain; Omo River; Riverine vegetation; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

FOREST; GRASSLAND; LEVEE; MUDFLAT; PLANT COMMUNITY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WOODLAND;

ETHIOPIA, OMO RIVER;

ACACIA MELLIFERA; CELTIS INTEGRIFOLIA; CORDIA SINENSIS; FICUS SYCOMORUS; MELANODISCUS OBLONGUS; TAPURA FISCHERI; TRICHILIA ROKA; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA; ZIZYPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 0031955112     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009704427916     Document Type: Article

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