Diversity and composition of ground-dwelling beetle assemblages (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Rawdhat Khorim National Park, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- 作者：Hathal M. Aldhafera ; hdhafer@ksu.edu.sa" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Mahmoud S. Abdel-Dayema ; mseleem@ksu.edu.sa" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Yousif N. Aldryhima ; aldryhim@ksu.edu.sa" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Hassan H. Fadla ; fadlaly2@yahoo.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Ashraf M. El-Torkeya ; b ; aeltorkey@ksu.edu.sa" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Ali A. Elgharbawya ; c ; aali@ksu.edu.sa" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Haris Setyaningruma ; abu_harist99@yahoo.co.id" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Biodiversity ; Functional groups ; Hyper-arid ; Rawdhats ; Species composition
- 刊名：Journal of Arid Environments
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：April 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：127
- 期：Complete
- 页码：187-191
- 全文大小：478 K
文摘
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Beetle assemblages in two locations within Rawdhat Khorim were investigated.
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Tenebrionidae comprise 60% of the beetle assemblage.
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Tenebrionidae may play as a key element of the beetle community in arid lands.
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Scavengers may be used for monitoring the ecology integrity in xeric lands.
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It is hard to assess biodiversity using richness or abundance or diversity alone.