Bias in butterfly distribution maps: The effects of sampling effort

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-42

  Dennis, Roger L H ^a,c   Sparks, Tim H ^b   Hardy, Peter B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Monks Wood Exp Stat   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bias recording; Database; Lepidoptera; Mapping; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MAPPING; SAMPLING BIAS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0033492178     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009678422145     Document Type: Article

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