Pitfall trap designs to maximize invertebrate captures and minimize captures of nontarget vertebrates

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 233-250

  Pearce, J L ^a   Schuurman, D ^a   Barber, K N ^a   Larrivee M ^a,b   Venier, L A ^a   McKee, J ^a   McKenney, D ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; MORTALITY; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PITFALL TRAP; SMALL MAMMAL;

AMPHIBIA; ARANEAE; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 20344375505     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/n04-029     Document Type: Article

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