Quantifying the indicator power of an indicator species

Conservation Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1008-1016

  Halme, Panu ^a   MÖnkkÖnen, Mikko ^a   Kotiaho, Janne S ^a   YlisirniÖ, Anna Liisa ^b   Markkanen, Anni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dendrocopos leucotos; Especies indicadoras; Especies sustitutas; Indicadores de biodiversidad; Inventarios de especies; Poliporos; Valor de conservaci n

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOTOPE; BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT QUALITY; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

EURASIA; FENNOSCANDIA;

DENDROCOPOS LEUCOTOS;

EID: 67650456212     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01206.x     Document Type: Article

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