Bias in the effect of habitat structure on pitfall traps: An experimental evaluation

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 228-239

  Melbourne, Brett A ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity assessment; Field experiment; Formicidae; Population assessment; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044369704     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.00967.x     Document Type: Review

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