Volcanic caves: priorities for conserving the Azorean endemic troglobiont species

Volcanic caves: priorities for conserving the Azorean endemic troglobiont species

Azorean lava-tubes and volcanic pits adequately sampled for arthropod fauna were evaluated for species diversity and rarity. An iterative partial multiple regression analysis was performed to produce a multi-criteria index (Importance Value for Cave Conservation, IV-CC) incorporating arthropod speci...

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Main Authors: Borges Paulo A.V., Cardoso Pedro, Amorim Isabel R., Pereira Fernando, Constância João P., Nunes João C., Barcelos Paulo, Costa Paulino, Gabriel Rosalina, Dapkevicius Maria de Lurdes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida Libraries 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Speleology
Subjects:
multi-criteria index
complementarity
irreplaceability
fraction-of-spare
conservation
Azorean lava-tubes
Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1060&context=ijs

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