Effects of leaf-litter addition on carabid beetles in a non-native Norway spruce plantation

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-23

  Magura, T ^a,b   Tothmeresz B ^b   Elek, Z ^b  

^a Hortobágy Natl Pk Direct ^*  (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Carabid beetles; Environmental conditions; Habitat heterogeneity; Interspecific interactions; Leaf litter addition; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ABAX; ABAX PARALLELEPIPEDUS; CARABUS VIOLACEUS; COLEOPTERA; CYCHRUS; CYCHRUS CARABOIDES; MOLOPS PICEUS; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PTEROSTICHUS; PTEROSTICHUS OBLONGOPUNCTATUS;

EID: 11444255428     PISSN: 12178837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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