Biodiversity of Australasian Insects

Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 83-105

  Cranston, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Australasian biodiversity conservation; Australasian birdwing conservation; Australasian insect biodiversity; Biodiversity of Australasian insects; Insect biodiversity in New Zealand and Australia modest diversity and ecological insignificance of New Zealand ants; Lord Howe Island stick insect Lord Howe Island Group located in Western Pacific Ocean; Threatening processes to Australasian insect biodiversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952863764     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444308211.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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