Odonata and wetland quality in Southern Alberta, Canada: A preliminary study

Odonatologica

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-129

  Hornung, J P ^a   Rice, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DAMSELFLY; DRAGONFLY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GRAZING; HABITAT QUALITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WETLAND;

CANADA;

AESHNA; AESHNA INTERRUPTA; AESHNIDAE; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); BOS TAURUS; COENAGRION; COENAGRION ANGULATUM; COENAGRIONIDAE; ENALLAGMA; ENALLAGMA EBRIUM; ISCHNURA; ISCHNURA VERTICALIS; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0037742181     PISSN: 03750183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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