Belowground biodiversity in a Mediterranean landscape: Relationships between saprophagous macroarthropod communities and vegetation structure

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 753-767

  David, J F ^a   Devernay, S ^a   Loucougaray, G ^a   Le Floc'h, E ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Diplopoda; Habitat preferences; Isopoda; Mediterranean region; Vegetation changes

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT MOSAIC; SAPROPHAGY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ARTHROPODA; DIPLOPODA; GLOMERIDAE; GLOMERIS ANNULATA; GLOMERIS MARGINATA; ISOPODA; JULIDAE; OMMATOIULUS; OMMATOIULUS RUTILANS; PORCELLIO GALLICUS; PORCELLIONIDAE; QUERCUS;

EID: 0032784955     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008842313832     Document Type: Article

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