Carabid beetle assemblages associated with urban golf courses in the greater Helsinki area

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 553-561

  Saarikivi, Jarmo ^a   Idström, Laura ^a   Venn, Stephen ^a   Niemelä, Jari ^a   Kotze, D Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic habitats; Biodiversity; Carabidae; Conservation; Ground beetles; Helsinki area; Species assemblage

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; GOLF COURSE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN AREA;

ETELA SUOMEN; FINLAND; HELSINKI;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 77957916536     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2010.064     Document Type: Article

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