Distribution and abundance of small insects and arachnids in relation to structural heterogeneity of grazed, indigenous grasslands

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 253-264

  Dennis, P ^a   Young, M R ^b   Gordon, I J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arthropod diversity; Cattle; Festuca Agrostis Galium; Herbivores; Nardus stricta; Sheep; Spatial heterogeneity; Upland vegetation

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; INVERTEBRATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

AGROSTIS; ARANEAE; COLEOPTERA; DESCHAMPSIA; FESTUCA; GALIUM; HETEROPTERA; HOMOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NARDUS STRICTA; OPILIONES; PSEUDOSCORPIONES; VACCINIUM;

EID: 0031857872     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1998.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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