Converting forests to agriculture decreases body size of Carabid assemblages in Zambia

Body size affects both intraspecific and interspecific competition. Land‐use affects such interactions within assemblages of species and should, therefore, also change the size structure of these assemblages. In particular one expects a decrease of mean body size with disturbances. We compared interspecific size structure of carabid assemblages between agricultural fields (frequent disturbances) and forests in Zambia using pitfall traps operated...