Use of arthropod rarity for area prioritisation: insights from the Azorean Islands.

We investigated the conservation concern of Azorean forest fragments and the entire Terceira Island surface using arthropod species vulnerability as defined by the Kattan index, which is based on species rarity. Species rarity was evaluated according to geographical distribution (endemic vs. non end...

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Main Authors: Simone Fattorini, Pedro Cardoso, François Rigal, Paulo A V Borges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3316514?pdf=render