Effects of contaminated mining sites on ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Central Europe

Community Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 242-249

  Purchart, L ^a   Kula, E ^a   Suchomel, J ^a  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

CCA; Habitat specialization; Heavy metals; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GENERALIST; HEAVY METAL; MINING; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIALIST; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION COVER;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 79951664453     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.11.2010.2.13     Document Type: Article

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