Species diversity and trophic composition of litter insects during plant secondary succession

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-169

  Barberena Arias, M F ^a   Aide, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INSECT; LEAF LITTER; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0141671891     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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