The Magnitude of Global Insect Species Richness

Conservation Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 283-296

  Gaston, Kevin J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

INSECT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0026305272     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.1991.tb00140.x     Document Type: Article

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