The ground beetle fauna (Coleoptera:Carabidae) of abandoned fields, as related to plant cover, previous management and succession stage

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 155-172

  Tyler, G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body weight; Environmental conservation; Habitat properties; Old field; Sand; Soil fertility; Species diversity; Species richness; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING SITE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HERB; HIBERNATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PERENNIAL PLANT; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

CALATHUS; CALATHUS FUSCIPES; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HARPALUS; POACEAE; PTEROSTICHUS NIGER;

EID: 38149041569     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9236-9     Document Type: Article

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