Does the structural complexity of aquatic macrophytes explain the diversity of associated spider assemblages?

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 227-237

  Raizer, Josué ^a   Amaral, Maria Eugênia C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Araneae; Community structure; South Pantanal; Species composition; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ALISMATACEAE; ARANEAE; CAESALPINIA CILIATA; CTENIDAE; ECHINODORUS; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA AZUREA; NYMPHAEA; NYMPHAEA AMAZONUM; NYMPHAEACEAE; PLOCEINAE; PONTEDERIACEAE; SALVINIA AURICULATA; SALVINIACEAE;

EID: 0035538711     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2001)029[0227:DTSCOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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