Are Namibian inselbergs conservation islands? A floral perspective

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 98, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 560-562

  Burke, Antje ^a  

^a EnviroScience   (Namibia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; INSELBERG; ISLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; REFUGIUM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

NAMA;

EID: 0036881772     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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