Estimating the species richness and composition of land mollusc communities: Problems, consequences and practical advice

Journal of Conchology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 529-547

  Cameron, R A D ^a,b   Pokryszko, B M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Land molluscs; Sampling methods; Species richness

Indexed keywords

MOLLUSCA;

EID: 20444413437     PISSN: 00220019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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