Ecological aspects of endemic plant populations on Klang Gates quartz ridge, a habitat island in Peninsular Malaysia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 435-447

  Wong, K M ^a   Sugumaran, M ^a   Lee, D K P ^a   Zahid, M S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b SULTAN IDRIS EDUCATION UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Conservation biology; Endemic plants; Habitat islands; Invasives; Malaysia; Quartz ridges; Rare plants; Tropical biodiversity

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; RARE SPECIES; REGENERATION; WEED;

MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

ALEISANTHIA RUPESTRIS; AQUIFOLIACEAE; EULALIA (ANDROPOGONEAE); ILEX; POACEAE; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 76449084744     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9522-1     Document Type: Article

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