Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Carabid Beetles: Experimental Evidence

1. We tested for effects of habitat fragmentation in a controlled, replicated, field experiment, in south-eastern Australia. Our experimental subjects were eight carabid beetle species, and the carabid assemblage (45 species). Monitoring was by pitfall trapping in forest remnants and in adjacent con...

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Published in:	The Journal of animal ecology Vol. 67; no. 3; pp. 460 - 471
Main Authors:	Davies, Kendi F., Margules, Chris R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK British Ecological Society 01.05.1998 Blackwell Science Ltd Blackwell Blackwell Scientific Publications
Subjects:	Animal and plant ecology Animal ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Beetles Biological and medical sciences Coniferous forests Edge effects equilibrium theory of island biogeography Forest ecology Forest habitats Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Habitat fragmentation Human ecology isolation metapopulation dynamics Metapopulation ecology remnant size Species Synecology Terrestrial ecosystems Australia Oceania South Australia Forests Metapopulation Coleoptera Insecta Carabidae Experimental study Population decline Fragmentation Species diversity Edge effect Arthropoda Population dynamics Habitat Invertebrata Species richness Anthropogenic factor
ISSN:	0021-8790, 1365-2656
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