An evaluation of bess beetles (Passalidae) and their resource base in a restored Andean forest

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 334-343

  Kattan, Gustavo H ^a   Murcia, Carolina ^b   Galindo Cardona, Alberto ^b,c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b Fundacion EcoAndina   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Alder; Alnus acuminata; Andes; Colombia; Habitat restoration; Xylophagous beetles

Indexed keywords

ALNUS; ALNUS ACUMINATA; COLEOPTERA; PASSALIDAE;

EID: 79951697885     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194008291000300307     Document Type: Article

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