Abundance, zonation and ecological indices of a Coleopteran community from a sandy beach-dune ecosystem of the southern adriatic coast, Italy

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-141

  Chelazzi, L ^a   Dematthaeis, E ^b   Colombini, I ^c   Fallaci, M ^a   Bandini, V ^b   Tozzi, C ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Dipto di Biol Animale e Genetica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abundance; Beach dune ecosystem; Coleoptera; Diversity indices; Mediterranean area; Seasonal changes; Zonation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ZONATION;

ADRIATIC COAST [ITALY]; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

COLEOPTERA;

EID: 23644458118     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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