Biological components of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wales

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 897-920

  Blackstock, T H ^a   Stevens, D P ^a   Howe, E A ^a  

^a Countryside Council for Wales ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conservation function; habitat and species diversity; Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wales; size variation; upland, lowland and coastal zones

Indexed keywords

AVES; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; SCOLOPACIDAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

CONSERVATION SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST; SITE SELECTION;

UK, WALES;

EID: 0029662558     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00054741     Document Type: Article

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