Selection of priority areas for arthropod conservation in the Azores archipelago

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 671-684

  Gaspar, Clara ^a,b   Gaston, Kevin J ^b   Borges, Paulo A V ^a   Cardoso, Pedro ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Azores; Complementarity; Irreplaceability; Optimisation algorithm; Reserve selection

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGORITHM; ARTHROPOD; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST; HABITAT SELECTION; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; NATURE RESERVE; OPTIMIZATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AZORES; PORTUGAL;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 80052282393     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-010-9365-4     Document Type: Article

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