Effects of vegetation and soil on species diversity of soil dwelling Diptera in a heathland ecosystem

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 87-97

  De Bruyn, L ^a,b   Thys, S ^a   Scheirs, J ^a   Verhagen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diptera; Heathland; Soil factors; Species diversity; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLY; HEATHLAND; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LONCHOPTERIDAE; SPHAEROCERIDAE;

EID: 0034854362     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011319417994     Document Type: Article

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