Edge effect of a pine plantation reduces dry grassland invertebrate species richness

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2269-2283

  Bieringer, G ^a,b   Zulka, K P ^c   Milasowszky, N ^a   Sauberer, N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b not available   (Austria)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

^d Vienna Institute for Nature Conservation and Analyses   (Austria)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Edge effect; Grassland; Invertebrates; Species richness; Steppe conservation

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; ECOTONE; EDGE EFFECT; GENERALIST; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INVERTEBRATE; PLANTATION; SAMPLING; SHADING; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STEPPE; TRAPPING;

AUSTRIA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84883268867     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0435-2     Document Type: Article

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