Spatial variability in woody species richness along altitudinal gradient in a lowland-dryland site, Lokapel Turkana, Kenya

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-32

  Mwaura, Francis ^a   Kaburu, Humphrey M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b United Nations Environment Programme   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Altitude; Dryland tropical environment; Woody biodiversity

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; DIVERSITY INDEX; GPS; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; WOODY PLANT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 58349101070     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9431-3     Document Type: Article

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