Effectiveness of three seed-trap designs

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 587-594

  Page, M J ^a   Newlands, L ^a   Eales, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONITORING; SEED RAIN; TRAP (SAMPLER);

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0036033888     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT02017     Document Type: Article

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