Contents: german research 2-3/2002

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2002
• Weight: 42 KB
• Volume: 24
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0172-1526
• DOI: 10.1002/germ.200290016

✦ Synopsis

The eucalyptus, common tree of Australia, appears dry, gnarled and not quite hospitable to the outstanding observer. Underneath its bark, however, this tree hosts a community of little animals: Up to 100,000 carabidsa group of insects embracing an estimated 35,000 species -find protection from sun, heat and predators in these fissured trees.