Butterfly species richness in mainland Portugal: Predictive models of geographic distribution patterns

Ecography

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 68-82

  Hortal, Joaquín ^a   Garcia Pereira, Patrícia ^b   García Barros, Enrique ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MAPPING; PREDICTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; SCARABAEUS;

EID: 1642274775     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2004.03635.x     Document Type: Article

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