Insect conservation in New Zealand: An historical perspective

Insect Conservation: Past, Present and Prospects

Volumn 9789400729636, Issue , 2012, Pages 213-243

  Watts, Corinne ^a   Stringer, Ian ^b   Gibbs, George ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2963-6_10     Document Type: Chapter

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