Changes of isopod assemblages along an urban-suburban-rural gradient in Hungary

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 158-165

  Hornung, Elisabeth ^a   Tóthmérész, Béla ^b   Magura, Tibor ^c   Vilisics, Ferenc ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c UNIV OF HORT AND FOOD INDUSTRY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Diversity; Globenet; Increased disturbance hypothesis; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Oniscidea; Species richness; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

ARMADILLIDIUM VULGARE; CYLISTICUS CONVEXUS; ONISCIDEA; PORCELLIO SCABER; PORCELLIUM COLLICOLA; TRACHELIPUS RATHKEI; TRACHELIPUS RATZEBURGII;

EID: 34249691287     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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