Elevational distribution of restricted range forest tree taxa in eastern Tanzania

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 541-550

  Lovett, Jon C ^a   Clarke, G Philip ^a,b   Moore, Robin ^a   Morrey, Gilbert H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b The Hermitage   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elevation range; Forests; Rarity; Tanzania; Trees

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ELEVATION; FOREST; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0035021346     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016610526242     Document Type: Article

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