Sampling termite assemblages in tropical forests: Testing a rapid biodiversity assessment protocol

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 191-203

  Jones, David T ^a   Eggleton, Paul ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Decomposer communities; Habitat disturbance; Isoptera; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; SAMPLING; TERMITE; TROPICAL FOREST;

CAMEROON; MALAYSIA;

EID: 0034057049     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00464.x     Document Type: Article

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