Effects of habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, and isolation on the density, species richness, and distribution of ladybeetles in manipulated alfalfa landscapes

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 646-656

  Zaviezo, Tania ^a,c   Grez, Audrey A ^b   Estades, Cristián F ^b   Pérez, Astrid ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c Agronomía ^*  (Chile)

Author keywords

Coccinellidae; Fragmentation; Habitat loss; Isolation; Ladybeetles; Manipulative experiments

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALFALFA; BEETLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISOLATION EFFECT; NATIVE SPECIES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 33845584288     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2006.00830.x     Document Type: Article

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