The terrestrial arthropod fauna of Cierva Point SSSI, Danco Coast, northern Antarctic Peninsula

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-29

  Convey, P ^a   Quintana, R D ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acari; Antarctic Peninsula; Arthropod diversity; Cierva Point; Collembola

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002093961     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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