In situ extinction of carabid beetles and community changes in a protected suburban forest during the past century: The "Bosco Farneto" near Trieste (Italy)

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-243

  Brandmayr, Pietro ^a   Pizzolotto, Roberto ^a   Colombetta, Giorgio ^b   Zetto, Tullia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity loss; Carabidae; Human disturbance; Land use change; Local extinction

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXTINCTION; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LOCAL EXTINCTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRIESTE [FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA];

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; LAEMOSTENUS;

EID: 61849127792     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-008-9161-6     Document Type: Article

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