Biodiversity and species composition of Carabidae in Irish coniferous forests: Additional insight from the use of paired sites in comparisons with the fauna of open habitats

Biology and Environment

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Coll, M T ^a   Bolger, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARABIDAE; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 34548088647     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2007.107.1.1     Document Type: Article

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