A comparison of 3 types of green roof as habitats for arthropods

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 109-117

  Madre, Frédéric ^a   Vergnes, Alan ^a   Machon, Nathalie ^a   Clergeau, Philippe ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Arthropod communities; Beetles; Green roof types; Hymenopterans; Spiders; Structural complexity; True bugs; Urban ecology; Vegetal structures

Indexed keywords

BEETLES; GREEN ROOF; HYMENOPTERANS; SPIDERS; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY; TRUE BUGS; URBAN ECOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; VEGETATION;

ROOFS;

ABUNDANCE; ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HABITAT TYPE; NEW TAXON; SAMPLING; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

FRANCE;

EID: 84877839110     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.04.029     Document Type: Article

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