Do insect distributions fit our biomes?

dc.contributor.authorProches, S.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCowling, R. M.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:55:13Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:55:13Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionCITATION: Proches, S. & Cowling, R. M. 2007. Do insect distributions fit our biomes?. South African Journal of Science, 103(5):258-261.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.scielo.org.za
dc.description.abstractAn assessment of biome-specificity in southern African insect assemblages was undertaken using sweep collections in fynbos, grassland, subtropical thicket and Nama-karoo. Insect samples from the same biome generally cluster together in multidimensional scaling analyses, although there is a great variability between sites within each biome. Rich and distinctive insect faunas exist in each biome, including fynbos. In the Baviaanskloof Conservation Area of the southeastern Cape, where the four biomes marginally co-occur, some insect assemblages are enriched relative to sites at the core of the biomes, presumably through the mixing of faunas via transient or persistent establishment of populations recruited from adjacent biomes.
dc.description.urihttp://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0038-23532007000300020
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent4 pages
dc.identifier.citationProches, S. & Cowling, R. M. 2007. Do insect distributions fit our biomes?. South African Journal of Science, 103(5):258-261
dc.identifier.issn1996-7489 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0038-2353 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/9645
dc.publisherAcademy of Science for South Africa
dc.rights.holderAcademy of Science for South Africa
dc.subjectInsects
dc.subjectPests -- Control
dc.titleDo insect distributions fit our biomes?en_ZA
dc.typeArticle
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