Important plant areas in the arabian peninsula: 1. Jabal Qaraqir

Edinburgh Journal of Botany

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-56

  Llewellyn, O A ^a   Hall, M ^b   Miller, A G ^b   Al Abbasi, T M ^a   Al Wetaid, A H ^a   Al Harbi, R J ^a   Al Shammari, K F ^a   Al Farhan, A ^c  

^a National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Centre for Middle Eastern Plants   (United Kingdom)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Important Plant Area; Qaraqir; refuge; relict species; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954462975     PISSN: 09604286     EISSN: 14740036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960428609990229     Document Type: Article

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