Multiple measures are necessary to assess rarity in macro-molluscs: A case study from southeastern Australia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2455-2478

  Benkendorff, Kirsten ^a   Przeslawski, Rachel ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Definitions of rarity; Endemism; Marine conservation; Marine invertebrate; Mollusca; Rocky intertidal

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BIVALVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDEMISM; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RARITY; REEF; ROCKY SHORE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; ILLAWARRA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 48549088725     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9392-6     Document Type: Article

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