How large is large enough for insects? Forest fragmentation effects at three spatial scales

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-41

  Ribas, C R ^a   Sobrinho, T G ^a   Schoereder, J H ^a   Sperber, C F ^a   Lopes Andrade, C ^a   Soares, S M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ants; Conservation; Crickets; Forest remnants; Habitat fragmentation; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ANT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CRICKET; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

FORMICIDAE; GRYLLIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 13244270238     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2004.08.008     Document Type: Article

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