A practical technique for non-destructive monitoring of soil surface invertebrates for ecological restoration programmes

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-42

  Bowie, Mike H ^a   Frampton, Chris M ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carabidae; Invertebrates; Non destructive sampling; Restoration; Skinks; Wooden discs

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATE; MONITORING SYSTEM; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SAMPLING; SOIL SURFACE;

CARABIDAE; FAGUS; INVERTEBRATA; PHASIANIDAE; PLATYHELMINTHES; QUERCUS; SCINCIDAE;

EID: 16544389897     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2004.00171.x     Document Type: Article

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