The comparison of site spider "biodiversity quality" in Portuguese protected areas

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 229-235

  Feest, Alan ^a   Cardoso, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Simpson Index; Site ranking; Species Conservation Value Index (SCVI); Species Richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY INDEXES; COMPARISON OF SITES; POPULATION DENSITIES; PROTECTED AREAS; SIMPSON; SITE RANKING; SPECIES RICHNESS; VALUE INDICES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION STATUS; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; PITFALL TRAP; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTECTED AREA; RANKING; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPIDER;

PORTUGAL;

ARANEAE;

EID: 80054688523     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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