Effects of ungulates on epigeal arthropods in Sierra Nevada National Park (southeast Spain)

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 733-752

  González Megías, Adela ^a,b   Gómez, José M ^a   Sánchez Piñero, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthropod communities; Diversity; High mountain ecology; Sierra Nevada National Park; Specific composition; Temporal variability; Ungulate grazing

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; UNGULATE;

ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SIERRA NEVADA NATIONAL PARK; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; UNGULATA;

EID: 0842307359     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000011723.82351.82     Document Type: Article

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