The historical and extant flora of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 362-374

  Stalter, Richard ^a   Lamont, Eric E ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATIC BOTANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Extant flora; Historical flora; Island biodiversity; Sable Island

Indexed keywords

FLORA; FLORISTICS; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; ISLAND; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVEY; VASCULAR PLANT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; SABLE ISLAND;

ASTERACEAE; CAREX; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; CYPERACEAE; JUNCUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POACEAE; POLYGONACEAE; ROSACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33748277617     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2006)133[362:THAEFO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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