Climate-induced range contraction in the Malagasy endemic plant genera Mediusella and Xerochlamys (Sarcolaenaceae)

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 302-312

  Hong Wa, Cynthia ^a,b   Arroyo, Teresa Patricia Feria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Contraction; Endemic; Future distribution; Madagascar; Mediusella; Narrowrange; Xerochlamys

Indexed keywords

SARCOLAENACEAE;

EID: 84868379080     PISSN: 20323913     EISSN: 20323921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2012.742     Document Type: Article

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