Dragonfly assemblages in arid tropical environments: A case study from western Namibia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 311-332

  Suhling, Frank ^a   Sahlén, Göran ^b,c   Martens, Andreas ^d   Marais, Eugene ^e   Schütte, Carsten ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^e National Museum of Namibia   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Freshwater wetland conservation; Indicators; Odonata; Species composition

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION STATUS; DRAGONFLY; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ODONATA;

EID: 33644934869     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-2007-6     Document Type: Article

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