How special are Etendeka mesas? Flora and elevation gradients in an arid landscape in north-west Namibia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 747-764

  Burke, Antje ^a  

^a EnviroScience   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Nama karoo; Namib desert; Plant diversity; Soil; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ELEVATION; FLORA; MOUNTAIN; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIALIST; SPECIES RICHNESS;

(NORTHWEST); NAMIBIA;

NAMA;

EID: 0141613624     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(02)00293-8     Document Type: Article

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