The application of biogeographical zonation and biodiversity assessment to the conservation of freshwater habitats in Great Britain

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-208

  Palmer, Margaret A ^a,b,c  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c Apple Barn Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeography; Conservation; Detrended canonical correspondence analysis; Great Britain; Hotspots; Rarity; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); COLEOPTERA; CRUSTACEA; HIRUDINIDA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0032963680     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199903/04)9:2<179::AID-AQC343>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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