Ecological factors determining the density-distribution of Central European dragonflies (Odonata)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 571-577

  Harabiš, Filip ^a   Dolný, Aleš ^b  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dragonflies; Habitat specificity; Niche breath; Odonata; Relative distribution

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; DISPERSAL; DRAGONFLY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NICHE BREADTH; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ODONATA;

EID: 77957905870     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2010.066     Document Type: Article

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