A new measure of conservation value combining rarity and ecological diversity: A case study with light trap collected caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera)

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 195-210

  Schmera, D ^a   Kiss, O ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b ESZTERHÁZY KÁROLY UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Conservation value; Ecological diversity; Light trap; Rarity; Trichoptera

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 33749447462     PISSN: 12178837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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