Fluctuations of carabid populations inhabiting an ancient woodland (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

Pedobiologia

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-164

  Günther, Jens ^a   Assmann, Thorsten ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancient woodland; Carabid beetles; Fluctuation pattern; Long term investigation

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WOODLAND;

ABAX; ABAX PARALLELEPIPEDUS; CARABIDAE; CARABUS AURONITENS; CARABUS PROBLEMATICUS; CARABUS VIOLACEUS; COLEOPTERA; FAGUS; QUERCUS;

EID: 11144355372     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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