The Hybantho durae-Anogeissetum dhofaricae ass. nova - Phytosociology, structure and ecology of an endemic South Arabian forest community

Phytocoenologia

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 569-612

  Kürschner, Harald ^b   Hein, Peter ^b   Kilian, Norbert ^a,b   Hubaishan, Mohammad A ^a,c  

^a Systematische Botanik und Pflanzengeographie ^*

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Agricultural Research and Extension Authority AREA   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Boscio Commiphoretea abyssinicae; Dry deciduous monsoon forest, oman; Palaeo African relict vegetation; Phytogeography; Phytosociology; Syntaxonomy; Yemen

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PHYTOSOCIOLOGY; SYNTAXONOMY; TROPICAL FOREST; WOODLAND;

AFRICA; AL MAHRAH; ARABIAN PENINSULA; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN; SOUTH YEMEN; YEMEN; ZUFAR;

ANOGEISSUS; BLEPHARISPERMUM; COMBRETACEAE; EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 33645693600     PISSN: 0340269X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0340-269X/2004/0034-0569     Document Type: Article

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