Species-area curves based on relevé data for the Cape Floristic Region

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 474-476

  Procheş, Şerban ^a   Cowling, Richard M ^a   Mucina, Ladislav ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDEMISM; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 1642559136     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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