Composition and diversity of the spider fauna in the canopy of a montane forest in Tanzania

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 437-452

  Sørensen, Line L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Insecticide knockdown sampling; Species richness

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION; MONTANE FOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPIDER;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; UDZUNGWA MOUNTAINS;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; LINYPHIIDAE; OONOPIDAE; PHOLCIDAE; SALTICIDAE; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 0742288222     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000006510.49496.1e     Document Type: Conference Paper

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