Conservation and management of the habitats of two relict butterflies in the Belgian Ardenne: Proclossiana eunomia and Lycaena helle

Relict Species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 357-370

  Goffart, Philippe ^a   Schtickzelle, Nicolas ^b   Turlure, Camille ^b  

^a Walloon Public service SPW   (Belgium)

^b EARTH AND LIFE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

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EID: 79954989361     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-92160-8_21     Document Type: Chapter

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