The impact of different agricultural land-uses on epigeal spider diversity in Scotland

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 273-286

  Downie, I S ^a   Wilson, W L ^b   Abernethy, V J ^b   McCracken, D I ^a   Foster, G N ^a   Ribera, I ^a   Murphy, K J ^b   Waterhouse, A ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Diversity; Land use; Modelling; Scotland; Spiders

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; LAND USE; NATURE CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPIDER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ARANEAE; CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 0033368491     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009649222102     Document Type: Conference Paper

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