Impact of cutting and sheep grazing on ground-active spiders and carabids in intertidal salt marshes (Western France)

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-209

  Pétillon, Julien ^a   Georges, A ^b   Canard, A ^a   Ysnel, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Conservation value; Halophilic species; Management

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GRAZING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SALTMARSH; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPIDER;

BASSE NORMANDIE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MANCHE; MONT SAINT MICHEL; WESTERN EUROPE;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 48249136215     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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