Diversity and composition of carabids during a forestry cycle

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-85

  Magura, Tibor ^a   Tóthmérész, Béla ^a   Elek, Zoltán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Diversity; Beech forest; Environmental variables; Forest management; Indicator species; Norway spruce plantation; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

HUNGARY; IRELAND;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; FAGUS; HEMIPTERA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0037259419     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021289509500     Document Type: Article

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