Selecting indicator species habitat description and sustainable land utilization: A case study in a mediterranean delta

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 931-934

  Aydin, Gökhan ^a   Kazak, Cengiz ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ukurova delta; Insect; Pitfall trap; Sustainable land usage; Turkey

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

EID: 78049453565     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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