Seed plant phylogenetic diversity and species richness in conservation planning within a global biodiversity hotspot in eastern Asia

Conservation Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1552-1562

  Li, Rong ^a   Kraft, Nathan J B ^b   Yu, Haiying ^a   Li, Heng ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Evolutionary history; Phylogenetic structure

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DISPERSAL; ELEVATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EVERGREEN FOREST; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; RARE SPECIES; SEED; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION TYPE;

CHINA; DULONG VALLEY; YUNNAN;

SPERMATOPHYTA;

BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIBET;

BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EMBRYOPHYTA; TIBET;

EID: 84955193437     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12586     Document Type: Article

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