Structure and dynamics in Nepenthes madagascariensis pitcher plant micro-communities

Biotropica

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 218-227

  Ratsirarson, Joelison ^a,b   Silander Jr , John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD COMMUNITY; MICROHABITAT; PITCHER PLANT; TEMPORARY HABITAT;

ACARI; CHLOROPIDAE; CREUTZERIA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; NEPENTHACEAE; NEPENTHES MADAGASCARIENSIS; URANOTAENIA BELKINI; URANOTAENIA BOSSERI;

EID: 0030436922     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2389076     Document Type: Article

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