Extinction rates, extinction-prone habitats, and indicator groups in Britain and at larger scales

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 713-721

  Hambler, Clive ^a   Henderson, Peter A ^a   Speight, Martin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Birds; Butterflies; Extinction; Extinction rate; Indicator

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; BIRD; BUTTERFLY; DATA SET; DEAD WOOD; EXTINCTION; FISH; HABITAT LOSS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 79451471581     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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