Isolation of habitat patches limits colonisation by moorland Hemiptera

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-36

  Littlewood, Nick A ^a   Pakeman, Robin J ^a   Woodin, Sarah J ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auchenorrhyncha; Calluna vulgaris; Dispersal; Heteroptera; Restoration

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; DISPERSAL; GRASSLAND; HABITAT RESTORATION; HEATHLAND; INSECT; ISOLATION EFFECT; MOORLAND; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION;

AUCHENORRHYNCHA; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 58149350105     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-007-9114-5     Document Type: Article

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