Beetle diversity in a matrix of old-growth boreal forest: Influence of habitat heterogeneity at multiple scales

Ecography

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 423-432

  Janssen, Philippe ^a   Fortin, Daniel ^a   Hébert, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT QUALITY; HETEROGENEITY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PITFALL TRAP; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH SHORE [QUEBEC]; QUEBEC [CANADA];

COLEOPTERA;

EID: 67649989408     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2008.05671.x     Document Type: Article

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