How habitat change and rainfall affect dung beetle diversity in Caatinga, a Brazilian semi-arid ecosystem

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Liberal, Carolina Nunes ^a   De Farias, Ângela Maria Isidro ^a   Meiado, Marcos Vinicius ^a   Filgueiras, Bruno K C ^a   Iannuzzi, Luciana ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dry season; Human impact; Scarabaeinae

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; DICHOTOMIUS; SCARABAEIDAE; SCARABAEINAE;

RAIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; RAIN;

EID: 84857301775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.011.11401     Document Type: Article

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