Ground beetle diversity in ancient woodland remnants in north-western Germany (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 335-350

  Sroka, Kerstin ^a   Finch, Oliver D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abax parallelus; Carabus glabratus; Environmental factors; Relict species; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RELICT SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; WOODLAND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; LOWER SAXONY;

ABAX PARALLELUS; CARABIDAE; CARABUS GLABRATUS; CARPINUS; COLEOPTERA; FAGUS;

EID: 33750634117     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-006-9008-y     Document Type: Article

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