Impacts of non-native Norway spruce plantation on abundance and species richness of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Web Ecology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2001, Pages 32-37

  Elek, Z ^a   Magura, T ^a   Tothmeresz B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SPECIES RICHNESS; PLANATION;

BUKK NATIONAL PARK; HUNGARY; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ABIES; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FAGETUM; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA ABIES; PICEA;

EID: 0012899950     PISSN: 13991183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/we-2-32-2001     Document Type: Article

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