Short-term effects of canopy and surface fire on centipede (Chilopoda) communities in a semi natural Mediterranean forest

Entomologica Fennica

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 129-138

  Trucchi, Emiliano ^a   Pitzalis, Monica ^b   Zapparoli, Marzio ^a   Bologna, A Marco ^c  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILOPODA;

EID: 70450207408     PISSN: 07858760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33338/ef.84471     Document Type: Article

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