The genus Acacia (Fabaceae) in East Africa: Distribution, diversity and the protected area network

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 289-301

  Marshall, Andrew R ^a,b   Platts, Philip J ^a,c   Gereau, Roy E ^d   Kindeketa, William ^e   Kang'ethe, Simon ^f   Marchant, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Flamingo Land Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^e Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology   (Tanzania)

^f INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Climate change; Gap analysis; Nature reserve; Senegalia; Species distribution model; Vachellia

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA ABYSSINICA; FABACEAE;

EID: 84868359639     PISSN: 20323913     EISSN: 20323921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2012.597     Document Type: Article

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