1. PLANTAS VASCULARES ENDÉMICAS DE COAHUILA Y ALGUNAS ÁREAS ADYACENTES, MÉXICO.
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Villarreal-Quintanilla, José Á. and Encina-Domínguez, Juan A.
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BOTANY , *ENDEMIC plants , *SHRUBLANDS , *LAND use , *NATURAL history - Abstract
A review is made of the endemic plants following the Megacoahuila concept, that increases the state area for more than 100%. The region has climatic and physiographic variation that leads to the development of at least 13 main vegetation types, the desert shrubland being the dominant one. A total of 350 species and infraspecific taxa are listed, representing 11.2% of the total flora. The desert shrubland (matorrales micrófilo y rosetófilo) is the vegetation with the highest endemism and the Cuatro Cienegas basin the richest locality. The areas with highest endemism are suggested to be considered biotic reserves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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