Underground mining can contribute to freshwater biodiversity conservation: Allogenic succession forms suitable habitats for dragonflies

Biological Conservation

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 109-117

  Dolný, Aleš ^a   Harabiš, Filip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Allogenic succession; Biotic homogenization; Habitat quality; Man made habitats; Mine subsidence; Odonata

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; DRAGONFLY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; MINING; SPECIALIST; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SILESIA;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ODONATA;

EID: 84856231213     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.10.020     Document Type: Article

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