Occurrence and assemblage composition of millipedes (Myriapoda, Diplopoda) and terrestrial isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) in urban areas of Switzerland

ZooKeys

Volumn 176, Issue SPECIAL ISSUE, 2012, Pages 199-214

  Vilisics, Ferenc ^a   Bogyó, Dávid ^b   Sattler, Thomas ^c   Moretti, Marco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Decomposers; Urban biodiversity; Urbanization; Woodlice

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CRUSTACEA; CYLINDROIULUS; DIPLOPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MYRIAPODA; ONISCIDEA; OPHYIULUS PILOSUS; PORCELLIO SCABER; TRACHELIPUS; TRACHELIPUS RATHKEI; TRICHONISCUS ALEMANNICUS;

EID: 84859393261     PISSN: 13132989     EISSN: 13132970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.176.2153     Document Type: Article

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