Effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on the abundance and species richness of aphidophagous beetles and aphids in experimental alfalfa landscapes

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 411-420

  Grez, Audrey A ^a   Zaviezo, Tania ^b   Díaz, Sandra ^a   Camousseigt, Bernardino ^a   Cortés, Galaxia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Aphids; Carabids; Coccinellids; Experimental landscapes; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat loss

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALFALFA; APHID; BEETLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; APHIDIDAE; APHIS CRACCIVORA; CARABIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYPERASPIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; THERIOAPHIS TRIFOLII;

EID: 66749085091     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2008.052     Document Type: Article

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