Floristic diversity in fragmented Afromontane rainforests: Altitudinal variation and conservation importance

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 291-304

  Schmitt, Christine B ^a,b,f   Denich, Manfred ^a   Demissew, Sebsebe ^b,c   Friis, Ib ^d   Boehmer, Hans Juergen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coffea arabica; East Africa; Ordination; Plant diversity; Protected area; Tropical montane forest

Indexed keywords

COFFEA ARABICA; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 77954330179     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2009.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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