Studies on antimicrobial activity of pyramidal black pine (Pinus nigra ssp. pallasiana var. pyramidata): An endemic plant close to become extinct

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 197-204

  Unaldi, Ulku Eser ^a   Toroglu, Sevil ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Biodiversity; Climatic change; Endemic plant; Mistletoe; Pinus nigra ssp.

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; PLANT COMMUNITY; POWER PLANT; SEMIARID REGION; SPECIES RICHNESS; THERMAL POWER; TREE;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 61849125892     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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