Ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) diversity, activity density, and community structure in a diversified agroecosystem

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-80

  Hummel, J D ^a   Dosdall, L M ^a   Clayton, G W ^b   Harker, K N ^c   O'Donovan, J T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

canola; epigeic predators; intercropping; oilseed rape; sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BEETLE; CANOLA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HERB; INSECT; INTERCROPPING; MONOCULTURE; PEST SPECIES; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; WHEAT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BIOTA; CANADA; FOOD CHAIN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; RAPESEED; SEASON; WHEAT;

AGRICULTURE; ALBERTA; ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS; BIOTA; BRASSICA NAPUS; FOOD CHAIN; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; TRITICUM;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

ANTHOMYIIDAE; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DELIA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84856846233     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EN11072     Document Type: Article

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