A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of the Chiquibul Forest, Belize

Edinburgh Journal of Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 269-321

  Bridgewater, S G M ^a   Harris, D J ^b   Whitefoord, C ^a   Monro, A K ^a   Penn, M G ^a   Sutton, D A ^a   Sayer, B ^c   Adams, B ^d   Balick, M J ^d   Atha, D H ^d   Solomon, J ^e   Holst, B K ^f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c National Botanic Gardens   (Ireland)

^d Belize Botanic Gardens ^*  (United States)

^e MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^f MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS   (United States)

Author keywords

Belize; Chiquibul; Conservation; Flora; Species checklist

Indexed keywords

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33845419167     PISSN: 09604286     EISSN: 14740036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960428606000618     Document Type: Article

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