Biodiversity assessment and change - The challenge of appropriate methods

Issues in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue , 2007, Pages 217-251

  Bredemeier, Michael ^a   Dennis, Peter ^a   Sauberer, Norbert ^a   Petriccione, Bruno ^a   Török, Katalin ^a   Cocciufa, Cristiana ^a   Morabito, Giuseppe ^a   Pugnetti, Alessandra ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; SURROGATE METHOD; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 49749087980     PISSN: 13507583     EISSN: 14651874     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1039/9781847557650-00217     Document Type: Review

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