Effects of Urbanization on Arthropod Diversity, Community Structure and Trophic Dynamics
abstract: Urban ecosystems cover less than 3% of the Earth's land surface, yet more than half of the human population lives in urban areas. The process of urbanization stresses biodiversity and other ecosystem functions within and far beyond the city. To understand the mechanisms underlying obs...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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2010
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.8737 |