Assessing priority areas by imperilled species: Insights from the European butterflies

Animal Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 313-320

  Fattorini, S ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity Conservation Concern; Hotspots; Lepidoptera; Redlists

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BUTTERFLY; FAUNA; RED LIST; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 67651150081     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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