Local effects of forest fragmentation on diversity of aquatic insects in tropical forest streams: Implications for biological conservation

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 75-85

  Md Rawi, Che Salmah ^a   Al Shami, Salman Abdo ^a   Madrus, Madziatul Rosemahanie ^a   Ahmad, Abu Hassan ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Ecological diversity; Fragmentation; Tropical streams

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NESTEDNESS; PH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAMWATER; TAXONOMY; TROPICAL FOREST;

MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84874806594     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-012-9426-8     Document Type: Article

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