A comparison of the taxonomic richness of vascular plants in China and the United States

American Naturalist

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 160-181

  Qian, Hong ^a   Ricklefs, Robert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; China; Diversity; Historical factors; United States; Vascular plants

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT;

CHINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032887542     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303230     Document Type: Article

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