Inselbergs in a changing world - Global trends

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 375-383

  Burke, Antje ^a  

^a EnviroScience   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Degradation; Environmental change; Island biogeography; Landscape; Mountains; Species pools

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; INSELBERG; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; MOUNTAIN;

EID: 0141462774     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-4642.2003.00035.x     Document Type: Article

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