Evaluation of the accuracy of sweep sampling in determining grasshopper (orthoptera: Acrididae) community composition

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-214

  Larson, Deanna P ^a   O'Neill, Kevin M ^a   Kemp, William P ^a,b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Rangeland; Sampling accuracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000630572     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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