Pentaschistis (Poaceae) diversity in the Cape mediterranean region: Habitat heterogeneity and climate stability

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 586-595

  Galley, C ^a,c   Linder, H P ^a   Zimmermann, N E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeography; Cape flora; Extinction; Macroecology; Mediterranean; Palaeoclimate; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; EXTINCTION; GRASS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MACROECOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PALEOCLIMATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA; DRAKENSBERG; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PENTASCHISTIS; POACEAE;

EID: 68549133474     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00468.x     Document Type: Article

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