Arthropods on plants in a fragmented Neotropical dry forest: A functional analysis of area loss and edge effects

Insect Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 129-138

  González, Ezequiel ^a   Salvo, Adriana ^a   Valladares, Graciela ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Area loss; Chaco Serrano; Edge effect; Forest arthropods; Functional groups; Habitat fragmentation

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA;

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOREST; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; ARTHROPODS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORESTS;

EID: 84921616955     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12107     Document Type: Article

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