In search of the best correlates for local organismal biodiversity in cultivated areas

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 297-309

  Duelli, Peter ^a   Obrist, Martin K ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Correlation; Indicator taxa; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HABITAT; BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT; FLOWERING PLANT; INDICATOR SPECIES;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; HETEROPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SYMPHYTA;

EID: 0031956478     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008873510817     Document Type: Article

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