Dragonflies of freshwater pools in lignite spoil heaps: Restoration management, habitat structure and conservation value

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-61

  Harabiš, Filip ^a   Tichanek, Filip ^b   Tropek, Robert ^b,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aquatic insect; Biodiversity conservation; Heterogeneity; Odonata; Post mining site; Spontaneous succession

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC INSECTS; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; HETEROGENEITY; ODONATA; POST-MINING SITE; SPONTANEOUS SUCCESSION;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; LIGNITE; RESTORATION; WATER;

CONSERVATION;

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; DRAGONFLY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; LIGNITE; POOL; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPOIL HEAP; SUBSTRATE; SUCCESSION;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 84875059699     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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