Determining termite diversity in arid Namibian rangelands - A comparison of sampling methods

African Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 285-292

  Zeidler, J ^a,b,c   Hanrahan, S ^b   Scholes, M ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Integrated Environ Consult Namibia   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Baiting; Searches; Taxonomic diversity; Termite sampling; Transects

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; RANGELAND; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TERMITE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ISOPTERA;

EID: 10244222761     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2004.11657224     Document Type: Article

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