Obligate cave fauna of the 48 contiguous United States

Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 386-401

  Culver, David C ^a   Master, Lawrence L ^b   Christman, Mary C ^c   Hobbs III, Horton H ^d  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES; CONSERVATION STATUS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033996843     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.99026.x     Document Type: Article

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