Effects of livestock breed and grazing pressure on ground-dwelling arthropods in Cantabrian heathlands

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 466-475

  García, Rocío Rosa ^a   Jáuregui, Berta M ^a   GarcÍa, Urcesino ^a   Osoro, Koldo ^a   Celaya, Rafael ^a  

^a Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Carabidae; Goat; Lycosidae; Opiliones

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; GOAT; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GRAZING PRESSURE; HEATHLAND; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIVESTOCK; PHYTOMASS; SHRUBLAND; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION COVER;

CANTABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ARACHNIDA; ARTHROPODA; CALLUNA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; LYCOSIDAE; OPILIONES; PARDOSA PULLATA; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 67651209079     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2008.01072.x     Document Type: Article

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