The verification and application of bioindicators: A case study of dung beetles in a savanna ecosystem

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 661-672

  McGeoch, Melodie A ^a,b   Van Rensburg, Berndt J ^a   Botes, Antoinette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioindication; Detector species; Habitat specificity; Habitat transformation; Indicator species; Scarabaeidae

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HABITAT QUALITY; SAVANNA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

COLEOPTERA; ELEPHANT; INSECTA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0036054451     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2002.00743.x     Document Type: Article

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