Can botanical collections assist in a National Protected Area Strategy in Guyana?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 215-240

  Steege, Hans Ter ^a,b   Jansen Jacobs, Marion J ^b   Datadin, Vijay K ^c  

^a Tropenbos Guyana Programme   (Guyana)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development   (Guyana)

Author keywords

Botanical collections; Forest regions; Guyana; Plant diversity; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HERBARIUM; PLANT COMMUNITY;

GUYANA;

EID: 0034061567     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008990107253     Document Type: Article

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