On the occurrence of Riella affinis M. Howe and Underwood (Marchantiopsida, Sphaerocarpales) in the Sahara Desert (Africa)

Cryptogamie, Bryologie

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 217-226

  Puche, Felisa ^a   Boisset, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Disjunct distribution; Dispersal mechanisms; Riella; Riella affinis; Sahara; Sphaerocarpales

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOGEOGRAPHY; DESERT; DISPERSAL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GONDWANA; HOLOCENE; LIVERWORT; RARITY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; NORTH AFRICA; SAHARA; TASSILI N'AJJER;

MARCHANTIOPSIDA; RIELLA; RIELLA AFFINIS; SPHAEROCARPALES;

EID: 59749097707     PISSN: 12900796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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