The influence of habitat type on the distribution of carabid beetles in traditionally managed "dehesa" ecosystems in NW Spain

Entomologica Fennica

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 284-295

  Taboada, Angela ^a   Kotze, D Johan ^b   Salgado, José M ^a   Tárrega, Reyes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HARPALUS;

EID: 33750702138     PISSN: 07858760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33338/ef.84348     Document Type: Conference Paper

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