Effect of forest fragmentation on dung beetle communities and functional consequences for plant regeneration

Ecography

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-97

  Andresen, Ellen ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; REGENERATION;

SOUTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA;

EID: 0038625120     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0587.2003.03362.x     Document Type: Article

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