Species ecological preferences predict extinction risk in urban tenebrionid beetle guilds

Animal Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 93-106

  Fattorini, Simone ^a,b  

^a Azorean Biodiversity Group (CITA A)   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; rarity measures; Tenebrionidae; urban ecology; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EXTINCTION RISK; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; RARITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; VULNERABILITY;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

EID: 84874920075     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: 15707563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15707563-00002396     Document Type: Article

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