Species richness and complementarity of beetle faunas in a mediterranean-type biodiversity hotspot

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 3993-4007

  Caterino, Michael S ^a  

^a SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropod conservation; Beta diversity; California Floristic Province; Coleoptera

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOREGION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PROTECTED AREA; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CALIFORNIA FLORISTIC PROVINCE; NORTH AMERICA;

ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 36148931434     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9202-6     Document Type: Article

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