The impact of tropical forest disturbance and conversion on insect diversity in Costa Rica, Central America

The effects of anthropogenic forest disturbance on leaf litter invertebrates are investigated in a fragmented landscape in northern Costa Rica, Central America. Altogether, 16845 ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and 1877 beetles (Coleoptera) were sampled from 500 pitfall traps. Samples were collected...

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Main Author: Gormley, Lorraine H. L.
Published: University of Edinburgh 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.651641