Prediction of butterfly diversity hotspots in Belgium: A comparison of statistically focused and land use-focused models

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1907-1920

  Maes, Dirk ^a   Gilbert, Marius ^b   Titeux, Nicolas ^c   Goffart, Philippe ^d   Dennis, Roger L H ^e  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d Observ Faune Flore et des Habitats   (Belgium)

^e OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belgium; Biodiversity hotspots; Butterflies; Conservation; Modelling; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HOT SPOT; LAND USE; PREDICTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 0347627844     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0305-0270.2003.00976.x     Document Type: Article

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