Isolated trees as foci of diversity in active and fallow fields

Biological Conservation

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 317-321

  Dunn, Robert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Ants; Beetles; Biodiversity; Ghana; Isolated trees

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0033924388     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00025-2     Document Type: Article

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