Determinants of inselberg floras in arid Nama Karoo landscapes

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1211-1220

  Burke, Antje ^a  

^a EnviroScience   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Floristic affinities; Functional aspects; Mountain habitat; Namib desert; Scale; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLORA; INSELBERG;

SOUTH AFRICA;

NAMA;

EID: 0035692449     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2001.00623.x     Document Type: Article

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