Sweep sampling technique affects estimates of the relative abundance and community composition of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 125-131

  O'Neill, Kevin M ^a   Larson, Deanna P ^a,b   Kemp, William P ^a,c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Utah State University ^*  (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Rangeland; Sampling precision

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040671435     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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