Use of insect rarity for biotope prioritisation: The tenebrionid beetles of the Central Apennines (Italy)

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 367-378

  Fattorini, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coleoptera Tenebrionidae; Conservation planning; Mediterranean; Mountains; Rarity measures

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOTOPE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MOUNTAIN REGION; PRIORITIZATION; RARITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VULNERABILITY;

APENNINES; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; TENEBRIONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77954217480     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-010-9266-6     Document Type: Article

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