Animal diversity on small islands - The pattern of invertebrates in the Seychelles islands and its implications for conservation planning

Biota

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 21-48

  Gerlach, Justin ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Indicators; Mah ; Seychelles; Silhouette

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; SEYCHELLES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2942739319     PISSN: 15804208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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