No general edge effects for invertebrates at Afromontane forest/grassland ecotones

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 443-466

  Kotze, D J ^a,b   Samways, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Afromontane region; Biodiversity conservation; Ecotone; Edge effect; Epigaeic invertebrates

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOTONE; EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INVERTEBRATE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

AMPHIPODA; BOS TAURUS; CARABIDAE; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035030012     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016606209906     Document Type: Article

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