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T1  - Carabid beetle and spider assemblages along a forested urban–rural gradient in southern Finland 
SN  -  / 1572-9753 
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/1975/229 
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A1  - Alaruikka, D.; Kotze, D.J.; Matveinen, K.; Niemelä, J. 
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PB  - Kluwer Academic Publishers 
Y1  - 2003 
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AB  - To investigate the effects of urbanization on carabid beetles (Carabidae) and ground dwelling spiders (Araneae)
a study was completed along a 20 kmurban–rural forest gradient in the Helsinki–Espoo area of southern Finland. To
study changes in assemblage structure, abundance and species richness, these taxa were collected in the year 2000
using pitfall traps, which had been placed in four forest sites within each of the urban, suburban and rural zones.We
expected to find changes in the abundances... 
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KW  - Araneae; Carabidae; urbanization; urban–rural gradient 
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