Remarkable lichens from the Sultanate of Oman

Nova Hedwigia

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 519-528

  Ghazanfar, Shahina A ^a   Gallagher, Michael ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b Min of Natl Heritage and Culture   (Oman)

Author keywords

Arabia; Fog desert; Gazelle; Lichens; Oman

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032419439     PISSN: 00295035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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