Conservation of flower-arthropod associations in remnant African grassland corridors in an afforested pine mosaic

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 3093-3103

  Bullock, Wendy L ^a   Samways, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Conservation; Flower arthropod associations; Grassland corridors

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; HABITAT CORRIDOR;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 27744510397     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-0379-7     Document Type: Article

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