Niche occupation by invasive ground-dwelling predator species in Canarian laurel forests

Biological Invasions

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 893-902

  Arndt, Erik ^a  

^a ANHALT UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Canary islands; Carabidae; Chilopoda; Invasive species; Laurel forest; Staphylinidae

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COEXISTENCE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NICHE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GOMERA; HIERRO; LA PALMA; MACARONESIA; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CARABIDAE; CHILOPODA; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; LAEMOSTENUS; OCYPUS OLENS; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 33745668947     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-005-0423-x     Document Type: Article

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