Dragonfly species-richness and temperature: National patterns and latitude trends in Britain

Odonatologica

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 307-316

  Eversham, B C ^a   Cooper, J M ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAGONFLY; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE;

UK;

ODONATA;

EID: 0032432762     PISSN: 03750183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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