Critical species of odonata in the comoros, seychelles, mascarenes and other small western Indian Ocean Islands

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-218

  Clausnitzer, Viola ^a   Martens, Andreas ^b  

^a Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe ^*  (Germany)

^b Padagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chagos; Comoros; Conservation; Critical species; Dragonfly; IUCN; La R union; Maldives; Mascarenes; Mauritius; Odonata; Rodrigues; Seychelles

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249137182     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: 21596719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2004.9748210     Document Type: Article

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