The value of semi-natural grasslands for the conservation of carabid beetles in long-term managed forested landscapes

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 573-590

  Taboada, Angela ^a   Kotze, D Johan ^b   Salgado, J M ^c   Tárrega, Reyes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beech forest; Carabidae; Fragmentation; Land use change; Oak forest; Pasture

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST; GRASSLAND; GRAZING PRESSURE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INVERTEBRATE; LAND USE CHANGE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SPAIN;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FAGUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79960038132     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-010-9359-2     Document Type: Article

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