The role of Namibian inselbergs in contributing to local and regional plant species richness

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 469-486

  Burke, Antje ^a  

^a NONE   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Inselbergs; Island habitats; Nama Karoo; Namib desert; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; INSELBERG; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NAMIBIA;

NAMA;

EID: 0037374060     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022491723262     Document Type: Article

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