Environmental limits to the distribution of Scaevola plumieri along the South African coast

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-98

  Peter, Craig I ^a,b   Ripley, Brad S ^a   Robertson, Mark P ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coastal sand dune; Predictive biogeography; Predictive modelling; Seasonal water balance; Water deficit

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LIMITING FACTOR; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; WATER BUDGET; WATER RELATIONS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

SCAEVOLA; SCAEVOLA PLUMIERI;

EID: 0038613096     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02131.x     Document Type: Article

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