Copper endemism in the congolese flora: A database of copper affinity and conservational value of cuprophytes

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-18

  Faucon, Michel Pierre ^a,b,e   Meersseman, Arthur ^a   Shutcha, Mylor Ngoy ^c   Mahy, Grégory ^d   Luhembwe, Michel Ngongo ^c   Malaisse, François ^d   Meerts, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE LASALLE BEAUVAIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LUBUMBASHI   (Congo)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

Author keywords

Cobalt; Conservation; Copper; D.r.congo; Endemic; Heavy metals; Katanga; Metallophyte; Mining; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954168146     PISSN: 20323913     EISSN: 20323921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2010.411     Document Type: Review

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