ABUNDANCE AND SPECIES RICHNESS OF OVERWINTERING GROUND BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE) ARE HIGHER IN THE EDGE THAN IN THE CENTRE OF A WOODLOT

Abundance and species richness of overwintering ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) are higher in the edge than in the centre of a woodlot

Semi-natural habitats are key components of rural landscapes because they shelter a significant number of overwintering arthropods that are beneficial to agriculture.However, woodlots are semi-natural habitats with high patch-level heterogeneity and this aspect has been poorly studied.The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of wood

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