Species diversity of butterflies in Turkish Pinus brutia forest ecosystems after fire

Entomological News

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-39

  Kaynaş, Burçin Yenisey ^a   Gürkan, Behzat ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

East Mediterranean; Fire affected habitats; Habitat change; Plant architecture; Succession

Indexed keywords

PAPILIONOIDEA; PINUS BRUTIA;

EID: 34249863646     PISSN: 0013872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3157/0013-872X(2007)118[31:SDOBIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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