Diversity and similarity of butterfly communities in five different habitat types at Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 277, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-22

  Vu, L V ^a  

^a Vietnam Russian Tropical Center   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Conservation; Distribution; Individuals; Species; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; HABITAT TYPE; NATIONAL PARK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TAM DAO NATIONAL PARK; VIET NAM;

NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 58149105455     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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