Impact of habitat diversification on arthropod communities: A study in the fields of Chinese cabbage, Brassica chinensis

Insect Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-249

  Cai, Hong Jiao ^a   Li, Zhi Sheng ^a   You, Min Sheng ^a  

^a FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arthropod community; Community architecture; Community composition; Diversity; Habitat

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. CHINENSIS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 41549135145     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2007.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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