A phytogeographic assessment of the Nuweveldberge, South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 147-159

  Clark, V R ^a   Barker, N P ^a   Mucina, L ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endemism; Floristics; Great Escarpment; Hantam Roggeveld Centre of Endemism; Nama Karoo; Nuweveldberge; Sneeuberg

Indexed keywords

ARIDIFICATION; CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; ENDEMISM; ESCARPMENT; FLORISTICS; HABITAT CORRIDOR; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MOVEMENT; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; RANGE EXPANSION;

NUWEVELDBERGE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 78651496755     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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