Bird predation and vegetation structure affecting spruceliving arthropods in a temperate forest

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 389-397

  Gunnarsson, Bengt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arthropod abundance; Insects; Needle density; Spiders; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIRD PREDATION; NORWAY SPRUCE; SPIDER; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

SWEDEN;

ARANEAE; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0029777702     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5885     Document Type: Article

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