The asymmetric responses of carabid beetles to steppe fragmentation in Northwest China
It is acknowledged that human activities have initiated and increased steppe habitat loss and fragmentation in Northwest China. Carabid beetles are often used as bioindicators of environmental change because they are extremely sensitive to disturbance. We chose 42 landscapes (18 fragmented and 24 co...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-09-01
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Series: | Global Ecology and Conservation |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235198942030127X |