Plant diversity and endemism in sub-Saharan tropical Africa

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 169-182

  Linder, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Endemism; Grid diversity; Pleistocene; Refugia; Sahara; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENDEMISM; RAINFALL;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034972930     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2001.00527.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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