Effects of two silvicultural practices on ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in a northern hardwood forest, Quebec, Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 959-968

  Moore, Jean David ^a   Ouimet, Rock ^a   Houle, Daniel ^a   Camiré, Claude ^b  

^a MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CUTTING; HARDWOODS;

CARABID BEETLES; GROUND BEETLES;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BIOINDICATOR; CLEARCUTTING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; SELECTIVE LOGGING; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; CUTTING; INSECTS; SILVICULTURE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SYNUCHUS IMPUNCTATUS;

EID: 3042595869     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-261     Document Type: Article

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