Are tree trunks habitats or highways? A comparison of oribatid mite assemblages from hoop-pine bark and litter

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 294-299

  Proctor, Heather C ^a,d   Montgomery, Kay M ^b   Rosen, Kate E ^c   Kitching, Roger L ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arboreal arthropods; Corticolous habitat; Species turnover

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARAUCARIA; ARAUCARIA CUNNINGHAMII; ARTHROPODA; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 18744404781     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2002.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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