Are only the strong surviving? Little influence of restoration on beetles (Coleoptera) in an agricultural landscape

Biological Conservation

Volumn 162, Issue , 2013, Pages 17-23

  Jellinek, Sacha ^a   Parris, Kirsten M ^a   Driscoll, Don A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Beetle; Ground layers; Linear strip; Patch; Restoration; Revegetation; Vegetation condition

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT RESTORATION; REVEGETATION; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84877133097     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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