Dragonfly communities in coastal habitats of Kenya: Indication of biotope quality and the need of conservation measures

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 333-356

  Clausnitzer, Viola ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coastal forests; Conservation; Disturbance; Diversity; East Africa; Odonata; Species richness; Zonation

Indexed keywords

BIOTOPE; COASTAL ZONE; DISTURBANCE; DRAGONFLY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT QUALITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

KENYA;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ODONATA;

EID: 0037314289     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021920402913     Document Type: Article

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