Distribution of land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata) on the island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) in relation to protected natural areas

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 627-632

  Ibáñez, Miguel ^a   Alonso, María R ^a   Henríquez, Fátima ^a   Valido, Manuel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; conservation; land snails; protected natural areas; threatened endemic species

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED GASTROPOD; ENDEMIC GASTROPOD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PROTECTED AREA; SNAIL;

CANARY ISLANDS, GRAN CANARIA;

GASTROPODA; HEMICYCLA; HEMICYCLA BERKELEYI; HEMICYCLA SAULCYI; MACARONESIA; MOLLUSCA; NAPAEUS; NAPAEUS ISLETAE; OBELUS; OBELUS DESPREAUXII; PULMONATA; STYLOMMATOPHORA; THEBA; THEBA ARINAGAE;

EID: 0030618294     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018393514568     Document Type: Article

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