Climate patterns and their impact on the vegetation in a fog driven desert: The Central Namib Desert in Namibia

Phytocoenologia

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 567-589

  Hachfeld, B ^a   Jurgens, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Classification; Climatic gradients; Fog; Growth forms; Minimum Zone; Species richness

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; DESERT; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GROWTH FORM; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NAMIB DESERT; NAMIBIA;

EID: 0034521715     PISSN: 0340269X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/phyto/30/2000/567     Document Type: Article

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