Aquatic plants diversity in arid zones of northwest China: Patterns, threats and conservation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3417-3444

  Li, Zhongqiang ^a   Yu, Dan ^a   Xiong, Wen ^a   Wang, Dong ^a   Tu, Manghui ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aquatic macrophyte; Arid zones; Biodiversity; China; Conservation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC PLANT; ARID REGION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT LOSS; NEW RECORD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JUNGGAR BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

CYPERACEAE; ELEOCHARIS; HALORAGACEAE; JUNCAGINACEAE; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; PECTINATUS; POTAMOGETON; POTAMOGETON PECTINATUS; POTAMOGETONACEAE; SCIRPUS; TRIGLOCHIN; TRIGLOCHIN PALUSTRE; TYPHA; TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA; TYPHACEAE;

EID: 33846075023     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-0769-5     Document Type: Article

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