Citizen science data as an efficient tool for mapping protected saproxylic beetles

Biological Conservation

Volumn 208, Issue , 2017, Pages 139-145

  Zapponi, L ^a,b   Cini, A ^c,d   Bardiani, M ^b,c   Hardersen, S ^b   Maura, M ^c,e   Maurizi, E ^c,e   Redolfi De Zan, L ^b,c   Audisio, P ^f   Bologna, M A ^e   Carpaneto, G M ^e   Roversi, P F ^c   Sabbatini Peverieri, G ^c   Mason, F ^b   Campanaro, A ^b,c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiv Forestale Bosco Fontana di Verona   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community based monitoring; Invertebrates; IUCN Red List; Saproxylic beetles; Species distribution range

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTINCTION RISK; RED LIST; SAPROXYLIC ORGANISM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LUCANUS CERVUS;

EID: 84969512989     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.04.035     Document Type: Article

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