Are different biodiversity metrics related to the same factors? A case study from Mediterranean wetlands

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2602-2612

  Gascon S ^a   Boix, D ^a   Sala, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crustaceans; Habitat condition; Insects; Protection policies; Regression tree models

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT QUALITY; INSECT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITIZATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; WETLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 69249202273     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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