Diversity and structure of the arthropod fauna within three canopy epiphyte species in central Panama

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 161-176

  Stuntz, Sabine ^a   Ziegler, Christian ^a   Simon, Ulrich ^b   Zotz, Gerhard ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Barro Colorado Island; Bromeliads; Guild structure; Leaf litter; Microclimate; Orchids; Plant size; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EPIPHYTE; GUILD STRUCTURE; MICROHABITAT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

PANAMA;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 0036189686     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467402002110     Document Type: Article

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