Ground-dwelling arthropod assemblages of partially improved heathlands according to the species of grazer and grazing regime

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-115

  Rosa García, Rocío ^a   García, Urcesino ^a   Osoro, Koldo ^a   Celaya, Rafael ^a  

^a Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cattle; Goats; Grassland; Grazing; Ground dwelling arthropods; Sheep; Shrubland

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAUNA; GRAZING; SHRUBLAND; VEGETATION TYPE;

ARTHROPODA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CARABIDAE; LOLIUM PERENNE; LYCOSIDAE; OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; ULEX EUROPAEUS; ULEX GALLII;

EID: 78751488405     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2011.014     Document Type: Article

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