Elephant impact on dragonflies

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 493-498

  Samways, Michael J ^a   Grant, Paul B C ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dragonfly biodiversity; Elephant trampling; Parallels with human impact

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DRAGONFLY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AFRICA;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ELEPHANTIDAE; HEXAPODA; LOXODONTA; ODONATA;

EID: 50849139863     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-007-9089-2     Document Type: Article

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