Indirect effects of herbivory by deer reduce abundance and species richness of web spiders

Ecoscience

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-79

  Miyashita, Tadashi ^a   Takada, Mayura ^a   Shimazaki, Aya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community; Ecosystem engineer; Non trophic effect; Sika deer

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DEER; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HERBIVORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; CERVIDAE; CERVUS NIPPON; HEXAPODA;

EID: 1842679188     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2004.11682811     Document Type: Article

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