Species richness and abundance of insects during post-fire succession of a Pinus brutia forest in Mediterranean region

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 165-172

  Kaynaş, Burçin Yenisey ^a   Gürkan, Behzat ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Herbivore insects; Marmaris National Park; Pine forest; Predator insects; Vegetation architecture

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FIRE; INSECT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EURASIA; MARMARIS NATIONAL PARK; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MUGLA; TURKEY;

HEXAPODA; PINUS BRUTIA;

EID: 43249120628     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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