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Book review of ecology and conservation of the dutch ground beetle fauna – lessons from 66 years of pitfall trapping

H. Turin, D.J. Kotze, S. Müller-Kroehling, P. Saska, J. Spence & Th. Heijerman 2022 Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen. 451 pp. ISBN 9789086863693. € 99,-

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Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) have been used as an indicator group for all sorts of ecological and conservation related questions for many decades. The book ‘Ecology And Conservation Of The Dutch Ground Beetle Fauna – Lessons From 66 Years Of Pitfall Trapping’ by Hans Turin and colleagues reanalyses research on Dutch ground beetle done over the past seven decades. This book review critically appraises the book.

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van Klink, R. Book review of ecology and conservation of the dutch ground beetle fauna – lessons from 66 years of pitfall trapping. J Insect Conserv 27, 523–525 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-023-00475-x

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