Insect conservation in temperate biomes: Issues, progress and prospects

Insect Conservation Biology: Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society's 23rd Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-33

  Stewart, Alan J A ^a   New, Timothy R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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