Diversity and conservation of forest-floor arthropods on a small Seychelles island

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1793-1813

  Kelly, Janine A ^a   Samways, Michael J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alien invasives; Conservation; Forest floor arthropods; Seychelles; Tropical island

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDEMISM; FOREST FLOOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

SEYCHELLES;

ARTHROPODA; COCOS NUCIFERA; MAMMALIA; PISONIA; PISONIA GRANDIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037860914     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024161722449     Document Type: Article

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