A Terrestrial Arthropod Index of Biological Integrity for Shrub-Steppe Landscapes

Northwest Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 202-213

  Karr, James R ^a   Kimberling, Diana N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARTHROPOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; SHRUBLAND; STEPPE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 0142022682     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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