Altitudinal turnover and species richness variation in European montane dung beetle assemblages

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 196-205

  Jay Robert, Pierre ^a   Lobo, Jorge Miguel ^a   Lumaret, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE COMMUNITY; DUNG BEETLE; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EUROPE;

COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEOIDEA;

EID: 0030613472     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552046     Document Type: Article

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