Conservation and monographic research on the flora of Tropical America

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1007-1015

  Thomas, W Wayt ^a  

^a NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Monograph; Neotropics; Plant systematics; Tropics

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FLORA; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032862670     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008857429787     Document Type: Article

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