Species richness and conservation of Namibian freshwater macro-invertebrates, fish and amphibians

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 447-466

  Curtis, Barbara ^a   Roberts, Kevin S ^a   Griffin, Michael ^b   Bethune, Shirley ^a   Hay, Clinton J ^c   Kolberg, Holger ^b  

^a Department of Water Affairs ^*  (Namibia)

^b Ministry of Environment and Tourism   (Namibia)

^c Hardap Freshwater Fish Institute   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Conservation; Fish; Invertebrates; Namibian wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; CONSERVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENDEMISM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HABITAT PROTECTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; WETLAND;

NAMIBIA;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIPODA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANOSTRACA; ANURA; CAUDATA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; GYMNOPHIONA; INVERTEBRATA; OSTRACODA;

EID: 0031838702     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008871410919     Document Type: Article

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