Evergreen swamp forest in Cambodia: Floristic composition, ecological characteristics, and conservation status

Nordic Journal of Botany

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-80

  Theilade, Ida ^a   Schmidt, Lars ^a   Chhang, Phourin ^b   McDonald, J Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Forestry Administration   (Cambodia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; DISJUNCT DISTRIBUTION; EVERGREEN FOREST; FERN; FIELD SURVEY; FLORISTICS; RARITY; SWAMP FOREST; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION TYPE;

CAMBODIA;

ARECA; CIBOTIUM BAROMETZ; FILICOPHYTA; LICUALA; LITSEA; LIVISTONA; MACARANGA TRILOBA; MYRISTICA; PIPER BETEL; PTERNANDRA CAERULESCENS;

EID: 79951979254     PISSN: 0107055X     EISSN: 17561051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2010.01003.x     Document Type: Article

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