The classification of insect communities: Lessons from orthopteran assemblages of semi-dry calcareous grasslands in central Germany

Whereas the classification of plant communities has a long tradition that of animal assemblages remains poorly developed. Here we propose a classification scheme for orthopteran communities based on regional "character species", "differential species" and "attendant species&...

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Main Authors: Dominik PONIATOWSKI, Thomas FARTMANN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2008-10-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200804-0018_The_classification_of_insect_communities_Lessons_from_orthopteran_assemblages_of_semi-dry_calcareous_grassland.php