Agricultural policy-induced landscape changes: Effects on carabid abundance and their biocontrol potential

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 467-476

  Ameixa, Olga ^a   Kindlmann, Pavel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Biocontrol; Density; Diversity; Food webs; Predatory pressure; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; APHID; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIODIVERSITY; FOOD WEB; PREDATION RISK; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRAPPING;

APHIDIDAE; CARABIDAE;

EID: 66849131567     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2008.060     Document Type: Article

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