Maintaining data integrity in insect biodiversity assessment projects

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-44

  Grove, Simon J ^a  

^a Division of Forest Research and Development   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity assessment; Data integrity; Databases; Quality control

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATA QUALITY; DATABASE; INSECT; QUALITY CONTROL;

INSECTA;

EID: 0042737992     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024730604288     Document Type: Article

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