Spider webs as environmental indicators

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 725-733

  Hose, G C ^a,d   James, J M ^b   Gray, M R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^d Department of Environment and Conservation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cribellate webs; Environmental indicators; Jenolan Caves; Motor vehicle emissions; Spider webs

Indexed keywords

LEAD; LIMESTONE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VEHICLES;

SPIDER WEBS;

ARCHES;

LEAD; ZINC;

CAVE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; EXHAUST EMISSION; SPIDER WEB;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; NONHUMAN; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METALS, HEAVY; NEW SOUTH WALES; SPIDERS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

AUSTRALIA;

ARANEAE;

EID: 0036882048     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00171-9     Document Type: Article

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