Characterization and ranking of biodiversity hotspots: Centres of species richness and endemism

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 279-287

  Hobohm, Carsten ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Index; Biodiversity hotspots; Endemism; Species density; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENDEMISM; HOT SPOT; PLANT; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0037311846     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021934910722     Document Type: Article

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