Responses of wasp communities to urbanization: Effects on community resilience and species diversity

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-221

  Christie, Fiona J ^a,b   Hochuli, Dieter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hymenoptera; Parasitoids; Remnant vegetation; Resilience; Sydney; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; PARASITE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; URBANIZATION; WASP;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 61849097256     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-008-9146-5     Document Type: Article

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