Urban biodiversity: Comparison of insect assemblages on native and non-native trees

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 611-624

  Helden, Alvin J ^a,b   Stamp, Gemma C ^b   Leather, Simon R ^b  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hemiptera; Paridae; Roundabouts; Trees

Indexed keywords

AVES; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PARIDAE;

EID: 84865536096     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-012-0231-x     Document Type: Article

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