About Exact Borders of the Colchis Biogeographical Province

Boris S. Tuniyev

Abstract


The problem of the definition of exact boundaries of the Colchian biogeographical Province is discussed. It is noted the disagreement between Colchian Biochore and Colchis in physiography mean.


Keywords


biogeography; Colchis; boundaries

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-1997-4-2-182-185

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