The use of ecological traits in extinction risk assessments: A case study on geometrid moths

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2322-2328

  Mattila, Niina ^a   Kotiaho, Janne S ^a   Kaitala, Veijo ^b   Komonen, Atte ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Extinction risk; Geometridae; IUCN criteria; Predictive conservation science

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EXTINCTION RISK; MOTH; OVERWINTERING; POPULATION DECLINE; RED LIST; REGIONAL PLANNING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

GEOMETRIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 51249099151     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.06.024     Document Type: Article

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