A simplified method for conducting ecological studies of land snail communities in urban landscapes

Ecological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 515-521

  Clergeau, Philippe ^a   Tapko, Noélie ^a   Fontaine, Benoit ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Capture methods; Community; Gastropods; Land snails; Urban ecosystem

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GASTROPOD; SAMPLING; SNAIL; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL QUALITY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE DE PARIS;

GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 79955899969     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-011-0808-5     Document Type: Article

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