Iimportant plant areas in the arabian peninsula

Edinburgh Journal of Botany

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-35

  Al Abbasi, T M ^a   Al Farhan, A ^b   Al Khulaidi, A W ^c   Hall, M ^d   Llewellyn, O A ^a   Miller, A G ^d   Patzelt, A ^e  

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

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Agricultural Research and Extension Authority AREA   (Yemen)

^d Centre for Middle Eastern Plants   (United Kingdom)

^e Oman Botanic Garden   (Oman)

Author keywords

Arabia; conservation; Important Plant Area; Key Biodiversity Area

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954519291     PISSN: 09604286     EISSN: 14740036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960428609990217     Document Type: Article

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