The influence of grassland management on ground beetles (Carabidae, Coleoptera) in Swiss montane meadows

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 307-317

  Grandchamp, Anne Catherine ^a   Bergamini, Ariel ^a   Stofer, Silvia ^a   Niemelä, Jari ^b   Duelli, Peter ^a   Scheidegger, Christoph ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Grazed meadows; Ground beetles; Management intensity; Mown meadows

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; LAND MANAGEMENT; MEADOW; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

BOS TAURUS; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 28744442674     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.04.018     Document Type: Article

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