Microarthropod density and diversity respond little to spatial isolation

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-35

  Schneider, Katja ^a   Scheu, Stefan ^a   Maraun, Mark ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collembola; Gamasina; Habitat fragmentation; Oribatida; Power analysis

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; COLLEMBOLA; GAMASINA; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 33845930034     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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