Effects of forest fragmentation on species richness and composition of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae and Brachinidae) in urban landscapes

Entomological Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-48

  Fujita, Atsushi ^a   Maeto, Kaoru ^a   Kagawa, Yoshitake ^a   Ito, Noboru ^b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Konica Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arthropod biodiversity; Body size; Insect monitoring; Pitfall trap; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 41149164643     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2007.00243.x     Document Type: Article

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