Kettle Holes in the Agrarian Landscape: Isolated and Ecological Unique Habitats for Carabid Beetles (Col.: Carabidae) and Spiders (Arach.: Araneae)
Kettle holes are small depressional wetlands and because of the high variability of site factors they are potential hotspots of biodiversity in the monotone arable land. We investigated eight kettle holes and two agrarian reference biotopes for carabid beetles and spiders. The animals were captured...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Landscape Ecology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/jlecol-2016-0007 |