Urban densification causes the decline of ground-dwelling arthropods

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1859-1877

  Vergnes, Alan ^a,b   Pellissier, Vincent ^b   Lemperiere, Guy ^c   Rollard, Christine ^b   Clergeau, Philippe ^b  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Ground beetle; Ground dwelling arthropods; Rove beetle; Spider; Urban densification; Urban landscape

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTHROPOD; BEETLE; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GREENBELT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POPULATION DECLINE; SPIDER; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; WOODLAND;

FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE DE PARIS;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 84903132486     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0689-3     Document Type: Article

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