Predicting the distributions of under-recorded Odonata using species distribution models

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 192-201

  Hassall, Christopher ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological recording; Damselfly; Distributions; Dragonfly; North America; Odonata; Recorder effort; Species distribution models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861235718     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2011.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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