Influence of habitat and microhabitat on carabid (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages in four stand types

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 337-357

  Pearce, J L ^a   Venier, L A ^a   McKee, J ^a   Pedlar, J ^a   McKenney, D ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; LEAF LITTER; MICROHABITAT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA;

EID: 0037566744     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/n02-031     Document Type: Article

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