Orchard and riparian habitats enhance ground dwelling beetle diversity in Mediterranean agro-forestry systems

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 861-872

  da Silva, Pedro Martins ^a,b   Aguiar, Carlos A S ^a   de e Silva, Israel Faria ^a   Serrano, Artur R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

"Montado" mosaic; Beta diversity; Coleoptera; Land use intensification; Moisture traits; Sclerophyllous woodland

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; HETEROGENEITY; LAND USE PLANNING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MOISTURE CONTENT; ORCHARD; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUSTAINABILITY; WOODLAND;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; QUERCUS SUBER; STAPHYLINIDAE; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 79952771464     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9987-6     Document Type: Article

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