Trunk invertebrate faunas of Western Australian forests and woodlands: Influence of tree species and season

Austral Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 629-641

  Majer, J D ^a   Recher, H F ^b   Graham, R ^a   Gupta, R ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus forest; Invertebrates; Moisture gradient; Tree trunk

Indexed keywords

BARK; INVERTEBRATE; MOISTURE; TREE; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KARRAGULLEN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CORYMBIA CALOPHYLLA; DRYANDRA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; EUCALYPTUS WANDOO; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0347031459     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2003.01320.x     Document Type: Article

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