Diversity and distribution of sedges on multivariate environmental gradients

African Journal of Ecology, Supplement

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-33

  Ssegawa, P ^a   Kakudidi, E ^a   Muasya, M ^b   Kalema, J ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Canonical correspondence analysis; Cyperaceae; Diversity; Wetland

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SAMPLING; SEDGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WETLAND;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WORLD;

AVES; CYPERACEAE;

EID: 26244432987     PISSN: 17426979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2004.00454.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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