Diversity patterns in terrestrial dipteran communities

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 400-416

  Hövemeyer, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diptera; Diversity; Predator:prey ratios; Similarity; Soil; Trophic groups

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0345434984     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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