Impacts of succession and grass encroachment on heathland Orthoptera

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 633-642

  Schirmel, Jens ^a   Mantilla Contreras, Jasmin ^a   Blindow, Irmgard ^a   Fartmann, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Calluna heath; Eutrophication; Global change; Microclimate; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL CHANGE; GRASS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; HEATHLAND; HUMIDITY; INSECT; MICROCLIMATE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION;

GERMANY; HIDDENSEE; MECKLENBURG-WEST POMERANIA;

CALLUNA; ORTHOPTERA; POACEAE;

EID: 80052283791     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-010-9362-7     Document Type: Article

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