Biotic diversity in the Southern African winter-rainfall region

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 109-116

  Linder, H Peter ^a   Johnson, Steven D ^b   Kuhlmann, Michael ^c   Matthee, Conrad A ^d   Nyffeler, Reto ^a   Swartz, Ernst R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANGIOSPERM; BEE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ENDEMISM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MAMMAL; NATURE CONSERVATION; REPTILE; SOIL PROFILE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

APOIDEA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; PISCES; REPTILIA;

EID: 77954862779     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.02.001     Document Type: Review

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