Dispersal characteristics and management of a rare damselfly

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 716-728

  Purse, Bethan V ^a,b   Hopkins, Graham W ^a   Day, Kieron J ^a   Thompson, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coenagrion mercuriale; Heathland; Landscape connectivity; Metapopulation

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DAMSELFLY; DISPERSAL; HEATHLAND; METAPOPULATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

COENAGRION MERCURIALE; COENAGRIONIDAE; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0042267338     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2003.00829.x     Document Type: Article

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