The past and current status of endangered butterflies in Korea

Entomological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-12

  Choi, Sei Woong ^a   Kim, Sung Soo ^b  

^a Mokpo National University   (South Korea)

^b Research Institute for East Asian Environment and Biology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Conservation; Endangered species; Forest succession; Habitat loss

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84355166648     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2011.00478.x     Document Type: Review

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