Comparison of ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages in cultivated and natural steppe biotopes of the semi-arid region of Algeria

African Entomology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 134-143

  Ouchtati, N ^a   Doumandji, S ^b   Brandmayr, P ^c  

^a Laboratoire de Biologie Animale   (Algeria)

^b Institut d'Agronomie   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carabidae; Coleoptera; Cultivated zone; Ground beetle; Natural steppe area; Semi arid environments

Indexed keywords

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 84860319971     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4001/003.020.0117     Document Type: Article

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