Biomass of arthropod trophic levels on Tamarix ramosissima (Tamaricaceae) branches

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 656-663

  Wiesenborn, W D ^a  

^a U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropoda; Biomass; Tamaricaceae; Tamarix ramosissima; Trophic levels

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATURAL ENEMY;

LAS VEGAS WASH; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; ATTALUS; CHIONASPIS; CICADELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CYBOCEPHALUS; CYBOCEPHALUS CALIFORNICUS; DIASPIDIDAE; DICTYNIDAE; DRYINIDAE; FORMICA XEROPHILA; FORMICIDAE; GONATOPUS; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; MELYRIDAE; MYMARIDAE; NITIDULIDAE; OPSIUS STACTOGALUS; POLYNEMA; POLYNEMA SAGA; RIPARIA; SALTICIDAE; TAMARICACEAE; TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 20344404215     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-34.3.656     Document Type: Article

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