Endemic Seed Plants in the Bahamian Archipelago

The Bahamian archipelago consists of approximately 2,400 islands occurring in the Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of Florida, Cuba, and Hispaniola. In 1982 Donovan Correll and Helen Correll published the most current synopsis of the floristic diversity of this island chain. Their publication cited a t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Botanical Review. in. - Springer Science and Business Media, 1935. - 80(2014), 3, Seite 204-230
1. Verfasser: Freid, Ethan (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Francisco-Ortega, Javier, Jestrow, Brett
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Botanical Review. in
Schlagworte:Physical sciences Biological sciences Environmental studies
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