Species conservation and landscape management: A habitat perspective

Insect Conservation Biology: Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society's 23rd Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 92-126

  Dennis, Roger L H ^a,b   Shreeve, Tim G ^c   Sheppard, David A ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Natural England ^*  (United States)

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