Sampling arthropod diversity for urban ecological landscaping in a species-rich southern hemisphere botanic garden

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 221-234

  Clark, T E ^a,b   Samways, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Durban Natural Science Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Diversity; Ecological landscaping; Sampling

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; CICINDELIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

SOUTH AFRICA, KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE;

EID: 0031409039     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018472118513     Document Type: Article

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