On the relationships between ground-dwelling spider (Araneae) assemblages and dead wood in a northern sugar maple forest

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 4119-4141

  Varady Szabo, Hirondelle ^a   Buddle, Christopher M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Araneae; Coarse woody debris; Decomposition stage; Downed woody material; Forest biodiversity

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DEAD WOOD; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST FLOOR; LITTER; NATIONAL PARK; ORDINATION; PITFALL TRAP; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; SPIDER;

CANADA; FORILLON NATIONAL PARK; GASPE PENINSULA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; ARANEAE;

EID: 33845430816     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-3369-5     Document Type: Article

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