Comparative taxonomic structure of the floras of two Mediterranean-climate regions: Iberia and California

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 399-408

  Lozano, Felipe Domínguez ^a   Schwartz, Mark W ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Conservation; Iberia; Mediterranean floras; Rarity; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLORISTICS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RARITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CALIFORNIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28244446943     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1366-9516.2005.00168.x     Document Type: Article

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