Top predators and biodiversity: Much debate, few data

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 992-999

  Sergio, Fabrizio ^a   Newton, Ian ^b   Marchesi, Luigi ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indicator species; Surrogate species; Vertebrate predators

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATABASE; DECISION MAKING; HABITAT TYPE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PREDATOR; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURROGATE METHOD;

AVES; PAPILIONOIDEA; RAPTORES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 42949120969     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01484.x     Document Type: Review

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