Application of diversity indices to appraise plant availability in the traditional medicinal markets of Johannesburg, South Africa

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2971-3001

  Williams, Vivienne L ^a   Witkowski, Edward T F ^a   Balkwill, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abundance; Diversity; Evenness; Quantitative ethnobotany; Species accumulation curve; Species richness; Traditional medicinal trade

Indexed keywords

DIVERSITY INDEX; ETHNOBOTANY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 27744586680     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-0256-4     Document Type: Article

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