The Great Escarpment of southern Africa: A new frontier for biodiversity exploration

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2543-2561

  Clark, V Ralph ^a   Barker, Nigel P ^a   Mucina, Laco ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation priorities; Endemism; Great Escarpment; Research needs; Southern Africa; Unexplored

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDEMISM; ESCARPMENT; REFUGIUM; RESEARCH WORK; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

ANGOLA;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80054108051     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0103-3     Document Type: Review

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