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The carabid fauna of sown conservation margins around arable fields
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Carabids were sampled from 20 sown margins around arable fields using pitfall traps. The margins all differed in their botanical composition and management regime. Multivariate analyses were performed on the data and groups of margins with similar carabid species composition were obtained. The differences between these margins were found to be the unsown botanical composition and the age of the sown margin. The management of the margins seemed to have little effect on the carabid species assemblage.
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Pitfall Trap Ground Beetle Arable Field Carabid Beetle Botanical Diversity
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