Urban heat island effect on cicada densities in metropolitan Seoul
Background Urban heat island (UHI) effect, the ubiquitous consequence of urbanization, is considered to play a major role in population expansion of numerous insects. Cryptotympana atrata and Hyalessa fuscata are the most abundant cicada species in the Korean Peninsula, where their population densit...
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-01-01
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