Assembly rules for ground beetle communities: What determines community structure, environmental factors or competition?

Species assembly in ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) communities in local microhabitats was studied in a forest. The following questions were addressed: are there important filters that sort the species in the assemblages? If so, what is the specific nature of these filters? In order to address...

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Main Authors: Sonomi SHIBUYA, Kohei KUBOTA, Masahiko OHSAWA, Zaal KIKVIDZE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2011-07-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201103-0018_Assembly_rules_for_ground_beetle_communities_What_determines_community_structure_environmental_factors_or_com.php