Evaluation of community indices in seasonal assemblages of butterflies (Lepidoptera) at different frequency of transect count

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 631-639

  Natuhara, Yosihiro ^a   Imai, Chobei ^a   Takahashi, Mitsuko ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community indices; Lepidoptera; Randomization; Species richness; Transect counts

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVEY DESIGN; TRANSECT;

EID: 0031845213     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008804418188     Document Type: Article

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