Spatial stratification in litter depth by forest-floor spiders

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-39

  Wagner, James D ^a   Toft, Søren ^b   Wise, David H ^c  

^a TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leaf litter; Micro habitat segregation; Pitfall trap; Spider community

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; DICTYNIDAE; LINYPHIIDAE; LYCOSIDAE;

EID: 0043207725     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2003)031[0028:SSILDB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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