Comparison of grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) communities on remnant and reconstructed prairies in western Wisconsin

Journal of Orthoptera Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 105-112

  Bomar, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STOUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Grasshopper; Prairie; Restoration; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144435808     PISSN: 10826467     EISSN: 19372426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1665/1082-6467(2001)010[0105:COGOAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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