Vegetation classification and floristics of the savannas and associated wetlands of the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area, Belize

Edinburgh Journal of Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 421-442

  Bridgewater, S ^a   Ibanez A ^b   Ratter, J A ^a   Furley, P ^c  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belize; Floristics; Phytogeography; Savanna; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 14144254847     PISSN: 09604286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960428602000252     Document Type: Article

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