Distribution and functional roles of rare and uncommon moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Plusiinae) across a coniferous forest landscape

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 847-855

  Miller, Jeffrey C ^a   Hammond, Paul C ^a   Ross, Dana N R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Forest; Plusiinae; Species richness; Subalpine meadows

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; MOTH; RARE SPECIES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

CASCADE RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PLUSIINAE;

EID: 1542347872     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2003)096[0847:DAFROR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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