Determinants of local spider (Araneidae and Thomisidae) species richness on a regional scale: Climate and altitude vs. habitat structure

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 113-122

  Jiménez Valverde, Alberto ^a   Lobo, Jorge M ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Araneae; Araneidae; General regression models; Species richness; Thomisidae; Variation partitioning; Vegetation structure; Volorero odolobortio cortion

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; COMPLEXITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; PHENOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; SPIDER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VEGETATION COVER;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; THOMISIDAE;

EID: 33846829549     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2006.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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