Necessity for the conservation of drainage systems as last refugia for threatened damselfly species, Coenagrion ornatum

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 143-151

  Harabiš, Filip ^a   Dolný, Aleš ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Dragonfly conservation; Drainage ditches; Effective management; Odonata; Ornate bluet; Small water bodies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924495470     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/icad.12093     Document Type: Article

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