Patterns of floristic diversity in semi-natural coastal vegetation of Lebanon and implications for conservation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 903-915

  Talhouk, S N ^a   Dardas, M ^a   Dagher, M ^a   Clubbe, C ^b   Jury, S ^c   Zurayk, R ^a   Maunder, M ^d  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Floristic richness; Littoral; Mediterranean; Plant conservation; Similarity index

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FLORISTICS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

MATTHIOLA; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE; RIPARIA;

EID: 17844366094     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-0650-y     Document Type: Article

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