Tree shape, forest structure and diversity of drosophilid community: Comparison between boreal and temperate birch forests

Ecological Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 369-385

  Tanabe, Shin Ichi ^a   Toda, Masanori J ^a   Vinokurova, Alexandra V ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NORTH EASTERN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Community stratification; Habitat complexity; Latitudinal clines; Sun angle based model; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE FOREST;

ANIMALIA; BETULA; BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PLATYPHYLLA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 0011838090     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2001.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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