Biodiversity and spatial distribution of vascular epiphytes in two biotopes of the Cameroonian semi-deciduous rain forest

Plant Ecology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-130

  Zapfack, Louis ^a   Engwald, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Cameroon; Conservation; Epiphytes; Semi deciduous rain forest; Spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOTYPE; CONSERVATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; EPIPHYTE; RAINFOREST; REFUGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ORCHIDACEAE; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 38749130483     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-007-9308-7     Document Type: Article

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