Explaining the saproxylic beetle diversity of a protected Mediterranean area

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 889-904

  Micó, Estefanía ^a   García López, Alejandra ^a   Brustel, Hervé ^b   Padilla, Ascensión ^a   Galante, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Indicator species; Mediterranean Woodland; Mosaic landscape; National Park; Species turnover

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HABITAT TYPE; HETEROGENEITY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PROTECTED AREA; SIMILARITY INDEX; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TURNOVER; WOODLAND;

CABANEROS NATIONAL PARK; CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; SPAIN;

COLEOPTERA;

EID: 84875690795     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0456-x     Document Type: Article

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