Effects of urbanization on ground beetle assemblages (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of grassland habitats in western Canada

Ecography

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 673-684

  J Hartley, Dustin ^a   J Koivula, Matti ^a   R Spence, John ^a   Pelletier, Rick ^a   E Ball, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBANIZATION;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS;

EID: 35848945260     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0906-7590.05199.x     Document Type: Article

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