Insects in fragmented forests: A functional approach

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 255-260

  Didham, Raphael K ^a,b   Ghazoul, Jaboury ^a   Stork, Nigel E ^c   Davis, Andrew J ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Rakyat Berjaya Sdn Bhd   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

DECOMPOSER; FOREST INSECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PARASITOID; POLLINATION; SEED PREDATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 0029768402     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-5347(96)20047-3     Document Type: Article

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