The effects of disturbance on forest butterflies using two methods of sampling in Trinidad

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 597-616

  Wood, Byron ^a   Gillman, M P ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Conservation; Disturbance; Selective logging; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 0031868547     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008800317279     Document Type: Article

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