Diversity and conservation of invertebrates on the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands

African Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-82

  Chown, S L ^a   McGeoch, M A ^a   Marshall, D J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Assemblage structure; Biological invasions; Climate change; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036275178     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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