Distribution and species richness of woody dryland legumes in Baja California, Mexico

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 475-486

  Garcillán, Pedro P ^a   Ezcurra, Exequiel ^a   Riemann, Hugo ^b  

^a Instituto Nacional de Ecologia   (Mexico)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biogeographic range; Desert; Endemism; Facilitation; Latitudinal pattern; Leguminosae

Indexed keywords

DESERT; ENDEMISM; FLORISTICS; HOT SPOT; LEGUME; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; RANGE SIZE; RAPOPORT RULE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA; MEXICO;

FABACEAE; LEGUMINOSAE;

EID: 0142010137     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02174.x     Document Type: Article

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