Effects of a recent wildfire and clearcuts on ground-dwelling boreal forest spider assemblages

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2575-2588

  Larrivée, Maxim ^a,c   Fahrig, Lenore ^a   Drapeau, Pierre ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; MODIFICATION; SUBSTRATES;

FOREST FLOOR; FORESTRY PRACTICES; GROUND-DWELLING SPIDER (ARANEAE) ASSEMBLAGES;

FIRES;

BOREAL FOREST; CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOREST FIRE; SILVICULTURE; SPIDER;

BIODIVERSITY; FOREST FIRES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SUBSTRATES;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ARANEAE; BRYOPHYTA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 33644534172     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-169     Document Type: Article

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