Aggregation and temporal stability of carabid beetle distributions in field and hedgerow habitats

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 100-116

  Thomas, C F G ^a,b   Parkinson, L ^a   Griffiths, G J K ^a,b   Garcia, A Fernandez ^a,c   Marshall, E J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carabidae; Coleoptera; Farmland insect distributions; Field margin; Patch; SADIE; Spatial dynamics

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; BEETLE; HEDGEROW; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AMARA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HARPALUS RUFIPES; INSECTA; NEBRIA BREVICOLLIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0034928198     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00574.x     Document Type: Article

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