Surveying biodiversity of soil herpetofauna: towards a standard quantitative methodology

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Measey, G J ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Amphisbaenians; Gymnophiona; Scolecophidian snakes; Standardised surveys

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; CREEDIIDAE; GYMNOPHIONA; INVERTEBRATA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33845208891     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2006.07.034     Document Type: Article

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