Biology of the central desert of Oman

Turkish Journal of Botany

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 65-71

  Ghazanfar, Shahina A ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ARABIA OMAN; Conservation; Life forms; Plant communities

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CONSERVATION; DESERT; PLANT COMMUNITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

ACACIA; AMPHIBIA; AVES; CINERARIA; MAMMALIA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS CINERARIA; REPTILIA; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE; ZYGOPHYLLUM;

EID: 1942506051     PISSN: 1300008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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