Mensuration of frass drop for evaluating arthropod biomass in canopies: A comparison among Cryptomeria japonica, Larix kaempferi, and deciduous broad-leaved trees

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 327-335

  Mizutani, Mizuki ^a   Hijii, Naoki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arboreal arthropod; Cryptomeria japonica; Frass; Frass trap; Larix kaempferi; Residual proportion

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; RAIN;

ARTHROPOD BIOMASS;

FORESTRY;

ARTHROPOD; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ERROR CORRECTION; FECES; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RAINFALL;

EXCRETION; FOREST CANOPY; PLANTATIONS;

EID: 0035889481     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(00)00640-X     Document Type: Article

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