Changes in species diversity following habitat disturbance are dependent on spatial scale: Theoretical and empirical evidence

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1531-1539

  Dumbrell, Alex J ^a   Clark, Ewen J ^a,b   Frost, Gillian A ^a   Randell, Thomas E ^a   Pitchford, Jonathan W ^a   Hill, Jane K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Habitat heterogeneity; Lepidoptera; Selective logging; Self similarity; Species area relationships

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT QUALITY; HETEROGENEITY; MOTH; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 50649104136     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01533.x     Document Type: Article

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