The impact of mowing as a management strategy for wet meadows on spider (Araneae) communities

Biological Conservation

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-188

  Cattin, Marie France ^a   Blandenier, Gilles ^b   Banašek Richter, Carolin ^a   Bersier, Louis Félix ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Co ordination Centre for the Study and Protection of Bats   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cladium mariscus; Density; Diversity; Grande Cari aie; Indicator species; Schoenus nigricans; Succession; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; MEADOW; MOWING; REFUGE; SPIDER; SUCCESSION;

GRANDE CARICAIE; SWITZERLAND;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CLADIUM; CLADIUM MARISCUS; SCHOENUS; SCHOENUS NIGRICANS;

EID: 0037870721     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00297-5     Document Type: Article

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