Sensitive ecological areas and species inventory of Actun Chapat Cave, Vaca Plateau, Belize

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 148-157

  Wynne, J Judson ^a   Pleytez, William ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Chechem Ha Caving Adventures ^*  (Belize)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVE SYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; SPECIES INVENTORY; VERTEBRATE;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CENTRAL AMERICA;

INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33745444170     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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