Global diversity and conservation priorities in the cactaceae

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 817-827

  Ortega Baes, Pablo ^a,b   Godínez Alvarez, Héctor ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

America; Complementarity analysis; Deserts; Endemic species; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CACTUS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CACTACEAE;

EID: 33645236331     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-1461-x     Document Type: Article

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