Aggregation and coexistence of dung beetles in montane rain forest and deforested sites in central Peru

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 359-370

  Horgan, Finbarr G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aggregation model; Biodiversity; Biomass; Coexistence; Community structure; Deforestation; Habitat change; Peru; Scarabaeidae; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; COEXISTENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFORESTATION; MONTANE FOREST; PITFALL TRAP; RAINFOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA;

EID: 33745906797     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646740600321X     Document Type: Article

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