Spatial distribution and abundance of mites and springtails under different temperature and moisture regimes in a tropical rainforest floor

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-38

  Badejo, M A ^a   Obilade, T O ^a   Olubakin, B A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abundance; Forest; Mites; Moisture; Spatial pattern; Springtails; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; MITE; RAINFOREST; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPRINGTAIL;

ACARI; COLLEMBOLA;

EID: 0031451399     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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