Urbanization and spider diversity: Influences of human modification of habitat structure and productivity

Ecological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 268-280

  Shochat, E ^a,d   Stefanov, W L ^a   Whitehouse, M E A ^b   Faeth, S H ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Sutton Avian Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropod communities; CAP LTER; Diversity; El Ni o; Lycosidae; Sonoran desert; Spiders; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

HABITAT STRUCTURE; LAND USE; PRODUCTIVITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; URBANIZATION;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES;

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CANIS; LINYPHIIDAE; LYCOSIDAE; PHOENIX; PLOCEINAE;

EID: 1242321264     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-5341     Document Type: Article

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