The impact of a utility corridor on terrestrial gastropod biodiversity

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 781-795

  Nekola, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Community structure; Land snail; Landscape; Right of way; Soil architecture

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GASTROPOD; GENE FLOW; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT CORRIDOR; LIFESTYLE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; SNAIL; SOIL STRUCTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES; UPPER PENINSULA;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 84856976942     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0216-8     Document Type: Article

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