The effect of prey availability on spider assemblages on European black pine (Pinus nigra) bark: Spatial patterns and guild structure

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 324-335

  Horváth, Roland ^a   Lengyel, Szabolcs ^a   Szinetár, Csaba ^b   Jakab, László ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b Berzsenyi College   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; FORESTRY;

BARK-DWELLING SPIDERS; LOCALITY VARIATION; PREY DIVERSITY; SPIDER ASSEMBLAGES;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GUILD STRUCTURE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPIDER;

AIR POLLUTION; ARACHNIDS; FORESTRY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; WORLD;

ARANEAE; PINUS NIGRA;

EID: 21344467209     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-009     Document Type: Article

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