Terrestrial invertebrate surveys and rapid biodiversity assessment in New Zealand: Lessons from Australia

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 151-159

  Ward, Darren F ^a   Larivière, Marie Claude ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Broad based surveys; Indicator species; Invertebrates; Monitoring; Rapid biodiversity assessment; RTU; Taxon focusing

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 4344718734     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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