Patch size determines the strength of edge effects on carabid beetle assemblages in urban remnant forests

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 421-428

  Soga, Masashi ^b   Kanno, Nozomi ^a   Yamaura, Yuichi ^b   Koike, Shinsuke ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Area effects; Carabid beetles; Edge effects; Forest fragmentation; Urban forests; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PATCH DYNAMICS; PATCH SIZE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBANIZATION;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO [KANTO]; TOKYO [TOKYO (PRF)];

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 84875053865     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-012-9524-x     Document Type: Article

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