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...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Published: |
University of Edinburgh
2001
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.651641 |