The significance of littoral and shoreline habitat integrity to the conservation of lacustrine damselflies (Odonata)

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-36

  Butler, Ronald G ^a   deMaynadier, Phillip G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON   (United States)

^b MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic conservation; Coenagrionidae; Enallagma; Lakes; Littoral; Macrophytes; Zygoptera

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; FLY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROPHYTE; SHORELINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

COENAGRIONIDAE; ENALLAGMA; ENALLAGMA LATERALE; ENALLAGMA PICTUM; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 37549002826     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-006-9059-0     Document Type: Article

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