Value of artificial ponds for aquatic beetle and bug conservation in the Cape Floristic Region biodiversity hotspot

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 522-535

  Apinda Legnouo, Emilie A ^a   Samways, Michael J ^a   Simaika, John P ^a,b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE BIK F   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Biodiversity; Coleoptera; Heteroptera; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84905013192     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2413     Document Type: Article

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