Floristic diversity and phytogeography of the Gebel Elba National Park, south-east Egypt

Turkish Journal of Botany

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-136

  Abd El Ghani, Monier M ^a   Abdel Khalik, Kadry N ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b SOHAG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Altitudinal zonation; Arid coastal mountain; Biogeography; Distribution patterns; Egypt; Floristic richness; Multivariate analysis

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FLORISTICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; EGYPT; GEBEL ELBA NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AFRICA; RED SEA [(GVR) EGYPT];

ASTERACEAE; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; CONVOLVULACEAE; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FABACEAE; POACEAE;

EID: 33646269265     PISSN: 1300008X     EISSN: 13036106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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