Spontaneous succession in limestone quarries as an effective restoration tool for endangered arthropods and plants

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-147

  Tropek, Robert ^a,b   Kadlec, Tomas ^c   Karesova, Petra ^b   Spitzer, Lukas ^a,b   Kocarek, Petr ^d   Malenovsky, Igor ^e   Banar, Petr ^e   Tuf, Ivan H ^f   Hejda, Martin ^c,g   Konvicka, Martin ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

^e DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^f PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^g INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Artificial biotopes; Biodiversity conservation; Landscape restoration; Life history traits; Manipulation of succession; Post industrial habitats; Post mining sites

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARTHROPOD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LEAF LITTER; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIMESTONE; MICROHABITAT; MOSS; QUARRY; RARE SPECIES; REFUGE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; TOPSOIL; VASCULAR PLANT;

BOHEMIA; CZECH REPUBLIC;

ARTHROPODA; BRYOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 77949278300     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01746.x     Document Type: Article

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