Arthropod community structure along a latitudinal gradient: Implications for future impacts of climate change

Austral Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-297

  Andrew, Nigel R ^a,b   Hughes, Lesley ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia; Arthropod; Australia; Body size; Carnivore; Community structure; Guild; Herbivore; Temperature; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GUILD STRUCTURE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACACIA; ARTHROPODA; TANACETUM CINERARIIFOLIUM;

EID: 19344365778     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2005.01464.x     Document Type: Article

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