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The Silent Mass Extinction of Insect Herbivores in Biodiversity Hotspots
Article first published online: 22 SEP 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01327.x
©2009 Society for Conservation Biology
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FONSECA, C. R. (2009), The Silent Mass Extinction of Insect Herbivores in Biodiversity Hotspots. Conservation Biology, 23: 1507–1515. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01327.x
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- Issue published online: 24 NOV 2009
- Article first published online: 22 SEP 2009
- Paper submitted May 2, 2008; revised manuscript accepted June 4, 2009.
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