Study of the vegetation composition in three inselbergs from continental Equatorial Guinea (Western Central Africa): Effects of site, soil factors and position relative to forest fringe

Belgian Journal of Botany

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-72

  Parmentier, Ingrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Afrotrilepis pilosa; Equatorial Guinea; Insular ecosystems; Rainforest inselberg vegetation; Vegetation environment relationships; Xeric refugia

Indexed keywords

AFROTRILEPIS; AFROTRILEPIS PILOSA;

EID: 0141836850     PISSN: 07784031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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