Composition, abundance and pest control potential of spider communities in agroecosystems: A comparison of European and US studies

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 579-612

  Nyffeler, Martin ^a   Sunderland, Keith D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance; Agroecosystem; Araneae; Biodiversity; Biological control; Diets; Distribution; Ecology; Latitude; Linyphiidae; North America; Prey; Review; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGROECOLOGY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PEST CONTROL;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; CLUBIONIDAE; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LINYPHIIDAE; LYCOSIDAE; OXYOPIDAE; SALTICIDAE; THOMISIDAE;

EID: 0037405574     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(02)00181-0     Document Type: Article

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