Plant conservation in the Caribbean Island biodiversity hotspot

Botanical Review

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 197-207

  Maunder, Mike ^a,b   Leiva, Angela ^c   Santiago Valentín, Eugenio ^d   Stevenson, Dennis W ^e   Acevedo Rodríguez, Pedro ^f   Meerow, Alan W ^a,g   Mejía, Milcíades ^c   Clubbe, Colin ^h   Francisco Ortega, Javier ^a,b  

^a Center for Tropical Plant Conservation   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Jardín Botánico Nacional ^*  (Dominican Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^e NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^g U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^h ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity hotspot; Caribbean islands; Ecosystem; Plant conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649103237     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12229-008-9007-7     Document Type: Review

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