The initial effects of afforestation on the ground-dwelling spider fauna of Irish peatlands and grasslands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 237, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 478-491

  Oxbrough, Anne G ^a   Gittings, Tom ^a   O'Halloran, John ^a   Giller, Paul S ^a   Kelly, Tom C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Grassland; Habitat specialists; Peatland; Sitka spruce; Spiders

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; LAND USE; VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; GROUND DWELLING SPIDER FAUNA; HABITAT SPECIALISTS; PEATLAND;

BIODIVERSITY;

AFFORESTATION; BIODIVERSITY; EVERGREEN TREE; GRASSLAND; HEDGEROW; PEATLAND; SPIDER; VEGETATION COVER;

AGRICULTURE; ARACHNIDS; BIODIVERSITY; FORESTATION; GRASS LANDS; LAND USE; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PLANTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

ARANEAE; PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 33751520020     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.09.070     Document Type: Article

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