Comparisons of related rare and common species in the study of plant rarity

Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 493-498

  Bevill, R L ^a   Louda, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; RARE SPECIES;

EID: 0032996497     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.97369.x     Document Type: Article

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