The distribution of spiders in the wooded riparian zone of three rivers in Western Europe

River Research and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 141-158

  Bell, David ^a   Petts, Geoffrey E ^a   Sadler, Jon P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multivariate analysis; River margin; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; RIPARIA;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPIDER;

EUROPE;

EID: 0033020784     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1646(199901/06)15:1/3<141::aid-rrr536>3.0.co;2-e     Document Type: Article

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