Diversity of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and spiders (Araneae) in roadside verges with grey hair-grass vegetation

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-265

  Noordijk, Jinze ^a   Schaffers, André P ^a   Sýkora, Karlè V ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Araneae; Carabidae; Diversity; Management; Roadside verges; Spergulo Corynephoretum; Stenotopic species; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT QUALITY; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION DENSITY;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ARANEAE; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DESCHAMPSIA;

EID: 55349137407     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2008.036     Document Type: Article

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