Island size is not the only consideration. Ranking priorities for the conservation of butterflies on Italian offshore islands

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 237-249

  Dapporto, Leonardo ^a   Dennis, Roger L H ^b,c  

^a Istituto Comprensivo Materna Elementere Media Convenevole da Prato   (Italy)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Endemicity; Italian islands; Nestedness; Rarity; SLOSS question; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NESTEDNESS; RARITY;

ELBA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LIVORNO [TUSCANY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO; TUSCANY;

PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 44949241512     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-008-9150-9     Document Type: Article

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