The status of two boreo-alpine species, Somatochlora alpestris and S. arctica, in Romania and their vulnerability to the impact of climate change (Odonata: Corduliidae)

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-126

  de Knijf, Geert ^a   Flenker, Ulrich ^b   Vanappelghem, Cédric ^c   Manci, Cosmin O ^d   Kalkman, Vincent J ^e   Demolder, Heidi ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^b GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c Faculty of Biology and Geology ^*  (France)

^d BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^e NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Altitudinal distribution; Climate change; Dragonfly; Habitat; Odonata; Range shift; Romania; Somatochlora alpestris; Somatochlora arctica

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); CORDULIIDAE; ODONATA; SOMATOCHLORA ALPESTRIS; SOMATOCHLORA ARCTICA;

EID: 84862851028     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2011.578565     Document Type: Article

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