Variation in wolf spider (Araneae: Lycosidae) distribution and abundance in response to the size and shape of woodland fragments

Biological Conservation

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 98-108

  Major, Richard E ^a   Gowing, Greg ^a   Christie, Fiona J ^a   Gray, Mike ^a   Colgan, Don ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arachnid; Configuration; Edge; Fragmentation; Lycosidae; Wolf spider

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPIDER; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ARANEAE; CALLITRIS GLAUCOPHYLLA; CIRSIUM; LYCOSIDAE; VENATOR;

EID: 33745233513     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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