Hot spots, indicator taxa, complementarity and optimal networks of taiga

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1448, 2000, Pages 1143-1147

  Virolainen, K M ^a   Ahlroth, P ^a   Hyvarinen E ^a   Korkeamaki E ^a   Mattila, J ^a   Paivinen J ^a   Rintala, T ^a   Suomi, T ^a   Suhonen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Hot spots; Indicator taxa; Nature conservation; Reserve selection; Taiga forests

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; HOT SPOT; VASCULAR PLANT;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; COLEOPTERA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; FUNGUS; HETEROPTERA; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POLYPORACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY; TROPICS;

COLEOPTERA; FUNGI; HETEROPTERA; POLYPORACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0034616858     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1120     Document Type: Article

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