The use of specimen information influences the outcomes of Red List assessments: The case of southern African plant specimens

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 773-780

  Golding, Janice S ^a,b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herbaria; IUCN; Plant specimens; Red Lists; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; FLORA; HERBARIUM; RED LIST;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0842285703     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000011725.78505.07     Document Type: Review

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