Spatial modeling of butterfly species richness using tiger beetles (Cicindelidae) as a bioindicator taxon

Ecological Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 531-543

  Carroll, Steven S ^a   Pearson, David L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Butterflies; Cicindelidae; Geostatistics; Spatial prediction; Species inventory; Universal kriging

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOINDICATOR; BUTTERFLY; GEOSTATISTICS; MODELLING; SPATIAL PATTERN; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH AMERICA;

CICINDELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0031979463     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1998)008[0531:SMOBSR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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