Spiders (Araneae) and harvestmen (Opiliones) in arable crops and grasses in canterbury, new zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-159

  Vink, Cor J ^a,b   Teulon, David A J ^a   McLachlan, Andrew R G ^a,c   Stufkens, Marlon A W ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arable crops; Density; Grasses; Harvestmen; Species richness; Spiders

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

ANOTEROPSIS; ANOTEROPSIS HILARIS; ARANEAE; CANIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; ERIGONE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; INSECTA; LINYPHIIDAE; LOLIUM; OPILIO; OPILIONES; PHALANGIUM OPILIO; POACEAE; TENUIPHANTES TENUIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 3242893014     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2004.9518368     Document Type: Article

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