Relationships between agricultural management and ecological groups of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) on Scottish farmland

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 323-336

  Cole, Lorna J ^a   McCracken, David I ^a   Dennis, Peter ^b   Downie, Iain S ^a   Griffin, Anna L ^c   Foster, Garth N ^a   Murphy, Kevin J ^c   Waterhouse, Tony ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carabids; Ecology; Farmland; Function; Land use

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BEETLE; CLASSIFICATION; LAND USE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CALLUNA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA;

EID: 0036888894     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(01)00333-4     Document Type: Article

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