Variation in species and trophic composition of insect communities in Puerto Rico

Biotropica

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 357-367

  Barberena Arias, M F ^a   Aide, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Abandoned pastures; Disturbance; Hurricane Georges; Insect community structure; Insect diversity; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; HURRICANE; INSECT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

PUERTO RICO;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0036768886     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00549.x     Document Type: Article

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