Habitat fragmentation and the functional efficiency of temperate dung beetles

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1659-1666

  Rosenlew, Helena ^a   Roslin, Tomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; EARTHWORM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; MICROCOSM; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

COLEOPTERA; GEOTRUPES STERCORARIUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 55049107731     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2008.16904.x     Document Type: Article

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