Relevance of exotic pine plantations as a surrogate habitat for ground beetles (Carabidae) where native forest is rare

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1171-1185

  Berndt, Lisa A ^a   Brockerhoff, Eckehard G ^a   Jactel, Hervé ^b  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Carabidae; Exotic species; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat loss; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DEFORESTATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOREST COVER; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT TYPE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; CANTERBURY PLAINS; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; KUNZEA; KUNZEA ERICOIDES; PINUS RADIATA; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 44149126398     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9379-3     Document Type: Article

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