Collembola diversity in changing agricultural landscapes of the Thar Desert: A case study in Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan, India

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 717-724

  Faisal, M ^a,b   Ahmad, M ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Collembola; India; Indira gandhi canal; Land use change; Soil insects; Thar desert

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LAND USE CHANGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; THAR DESERT; WORLD;

COLLEMBOLA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ISOTOMODES DAGAMAE; XENYLLA;

EID: 24044491589     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.03.018     Document Type: Article

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