Edge effect and species-area relationships in the gall-forming insect fauna of natural forest patches in the Brazilian Pantanal

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2055-2066

  Juliao G R ^a   Amaral, M E C ^a   Fernandes, G W ^b   Oliveira, E G ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b CP 486   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cap es; Forest fragments; Grassland matrix; Insect galls; Island biogeography; Species richness; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; GRASSLAND; INSECT; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; WETLAND;

BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO; PANTANAL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CAESALPINIA CILIATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 4444320816     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000040006.81958.f2     Document Type: Article

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