The terrestrial arthropods of Mauritius: A neglected conservation target

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2867-2881

  Motala, Saoud M ^a   Krell, Frank Thorsten ^c   Mungroo, Yacoob ^a   Donovan, Sarah E ^b  

^a MAURITIAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION   (Mauritius)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beetles; Biodiversity; Conservation; Endemic; Insects; Mauritius; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENTOMOLOGY; IDENTIFICATION KEY; TAXONOMY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34548413225     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9050-9     Document Type: Article

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