Spatial pattern of vascular plant diversity in North America north of Mexico and its floristic relationship with Eurasia

Annals of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-283

  Qian, Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asia; Biodiversity; Europe; Floristic similarity; Latitudinal and longitudinal gradients; North America; Taxonomic richness

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT;

NORTH AMERICA;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0033047065     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1998.0816     Document Type: Article

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