A structured inventory of Appalachian grass bald and heath bald spider assemblages and a test of species richness estimator performance

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 329-345

  Toti, Douglas S ^a,b   Coyle, Frederick A ^a   Miller, Jeremy A ^a,c,d  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian balds; Richness estimators; Species richness; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE;

EID: 0034349318     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2000)028[0329:ASIOAG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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