Effects of distribution and structural traits of bird's nest ferns (Asplenium nidus) on oribatid (Acari: Oribatida) communities in a subtropical Japanese forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-222

  Karasawa, Shigenori ^a   Hijii, Naoki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canopy; Community diversity; Epiphyte; Oribatid mites; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FERN; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MICROHABITAT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ACARI; ASPLENIUM NIDUS; AVES; FILICOPHYTA; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 32044435129     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467405003032     Document Type: Article

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