Does predation or moisture explain distance to edge distribution of soil arthropods?

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-87

  Ferguson, Steven H ^a  

^a FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; EDGE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PREDATION; PREY AVAILABILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTHROPODA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 3142666988     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2004)152[0075:DPOMED]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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