Deforestation and biodiversity: Effects of bushland cultivation on dung beetles in semi-arid Tanzania

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2753-2769

  Tind Nielsen, Sofie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Biodiversity; Dung beetles; Habitat degradation; Scarabaeidae; Semi arid; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BUSHLAND; CULTIVATION; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SEMIARID REGION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; SCARABAEIDAE; SCARABAEINAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548419716     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9213-3     Document Type: Article

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