Estimating the density of ground-dwelling arthropods with pitfall traps using a nested-cross array

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 469-477

  Perner, Jörg ^a   Schueler, Silvio ^a,b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Density estimation; Hyperbolic function fit; Pitfall trapping; Simulation modelling; Trap pattern

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; ESTIMATION METHOD; PITFALL TRAP; POPULATION DENSITY;

ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 2342462328     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00821.x     Document Type: Article

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