Conservation of European environments: The Spheciformes wasps as biodiversity indicators (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Ampulicidae, Sphecidae and Crabronidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 29, 2005, Pages 2705-2714

  Gayubo, Severiano F ^a   González, José A ^a   Asís, Josep D ^a   Tormos, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity indicators; European environments; Spheciformes

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; CONSERVATION; WASP;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; CRABRONIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; SPHECIDAE;

EID: 23744492542     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930500114095     Document Type: Article

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