Measuring and mapping endemism and species richness: A new methodological approach and its application on the flora of Africa

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1513-1529

  Kier, Gerold ^a   Barthlott, Wilhelm ^a  

^a Botanical Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alien species; Conservation value; Endemism; Index; Mapping; Range size rarity; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

ENDEMISM; INDEX METHOD; MAPPING; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA;

SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0034797304     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011812528849     Document Type: Article

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