Grassland leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha) as indicators of habitat condition - A comparison of between-site and between-year differences in assemblage composition

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 299-307

  Hollier, J A ^a,b   Maczey, N ^a   Masters, G J ^a   Mortimer, S R ^c  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Reading ^*  (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assemblage consistency; Auchenorrhyncha; Chalk grassland; Habitat indicators; Habitat quality

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT QUALITY; PLANTHOPPER;

AUCHENORRHYNCHA; CICADELLIDAE; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 26044449380     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-005-8821-z     Document Type: Article

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