Quantifying change through time in spider assemblages: Sampling methods, indices and sources of error

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 309-325

  Norris, Kimberly C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Community dynamics; Diversity indices; Spiders; Turnover

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DIVERSITY INDEX; SAMPLING; SPIDER;

UNITED STATES;

ARANEAE;

EID: 0033389058     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009600813111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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