Inventory and bioindicator sampling: Testing pitfall and winkler methods with ants in a South African savanna

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-36

  Parr, C T ^a   Chown, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ants; Pitfall sampling; Savanna; Species accumulation curves; Winkler method

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOINDICATOR; PITFALL TRAP; SAMPLING;

SOUTH AFRICA;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 0034990702     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011311418962     Document Type: Article

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