Effects of groundcover management on ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in an apple orchard

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-117

  Minarro M ^a   Dapena, E ^a  

^a Serv Regl Invest Desarrollo A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agronomic practice; Biological control; Carabid beetles; Diversity; Orchard management

Indexed keywords

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; POECILUS; POECILUS CUPREUS; PSEUDOPHONUS RUFIPES; STEROPUS GALLEGA;

EID: 0037911291     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(03)00025-8     Document Type: Article

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