Plant species microendemism and conservation of montane maquis in New Caledonia: Two new species of Pancheria (Cunoniaceae) from the Roche Ouaïème

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2253-2274

  Bradford, Jason ^a   Jaffré, Tanguy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Critically endangered species; Cunoniaceae; Edaphic; Endemism; Maquis; New Caledonia; Pancheria minima J.C. Bradford; Pancheria ouaimemsis J.C. Bradford; Red List; Schist; Tropical montane forest; Ultramafic

Indexed keywords

ENDEMISM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MONTANE FOREST; PLANT COMMUNITY;

MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

CUNONIACEAE; PANCHERIA; PANCHERIA MINIMA; PANCHERIA OUAIEMENSIS;

EID: 8744255659     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000047901.33761.3c     Document Type: Review

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