The effect of traffic intensity on ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages in central Sweden

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-168

  Melis, Claudia ^a   Olsen, Camilla Bjerk ^a   Hyllvang, Maria ^a   Gobbi, Mauro ^b   Stokke, Bård G ^c   Røskaft, Eivin ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^c Centre for Advanced Studies   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body size; Carabidae; Diversity; Fragmentation; Gradient; Insects; Road management

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BODY SIZE; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ROAD; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SWEDEN;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77954088534     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-009-9240-3     Document Type: Article

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