Patterns of millipede (Diplopoda), centipede (Chilopoda) and scorpion (Scorpionida) diversity in savanna habitats within the Greater Makalali Conservancy, South Africa

African Zoology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 204-215

  Druce, Dave ^a   Hamer, Michelle ^b   Slotow, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Distribution; Generalist; Invertebrate; Richness; Savanna; Specialist

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT USE; INVERTEBRATE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAVANNA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; GREATER MAKALALI CONSERVANCY; LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ARTHROPODA; CHILOPODA; COLOPHOSPERMUM MOPANE; DIPLOPODA; INVERTEBRATA; SCORPIONES;

EID: 35748955789     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/1562-7020(2007)42[204:POMDCC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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