Predicting the Effect of Landscape Heterogeneity on the Distribution of Spiders in Agroecosystems Using a Population Dynamics Driven Landscape-Scale Simulation Model

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 15, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 325-336

  Topping, C J ^a  

^a D   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROECOSYSTEM; LANDSCAPE HETEROGENEITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; LEPTHYPHANTES TENUIS;

EID: 0031400536     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.1997.9755207     Document Type: Article

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