Conservation of vascular epiphyte diversity in Mexican coffee plantations

Conservation Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 391-399

  Hietz, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Coffee culture; Shade tree; Species richness estimate; Vegetation analysis

Indexed keywords

COFFEE; CONSERVATION; EPIPHYTE; POLYCULTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; VERACRUZ; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

INGA;

EID: 16244395178     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00145.x     Document Type: Article

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