Grouse moor management: Habitat and conservation implications for invertebrates in southern Scotland

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-32

  Eyre, M D ^a   Luff, M L ^a   Woodward, J C ^a  

^a Microbial Resources Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Invertebrates; Management; Moorland; Site quality

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; INVERTEBRATE; MOORLAND; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ARANEAE; CALLUNA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MIRIDAE; MOLINIA; PHASIANIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 0041736596     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024714506587     Document Type: Article

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