Effects of habitat fragmentation on carabid beetles: Experimental evidence

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 460-471

  Davies, Kendi F ^a   Margules, Chris R ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Edge effects; Equilibrium theory of island biogeography; Isolation; Metapopulation dynamics; Remnant size

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT REMNANT; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALIA, (SOUTHEAST);

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 0031834763     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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