The influence of landscape diversity and heterogeneity on spatial dynamics of agrobiont linyphiid spiders: An individual-based model

BioControl

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-33

  Thorbek, P ^a,b   Topping, C J ^a  

^a D   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Erigone atra; Generalist predators; Landscape ecology; Spatial dynamics; Spider

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HABITAT TYPE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; ERIGONE ATRA;

EID: 13244257161     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-004-1114-8     Document Type: Article

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