Scale dependent diversity patterns in arboreal and terrestrial oribatid mite (Acari: Oribatida) communities

Ecography

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-60

  Lindo, Zoë ^a   N Winchester, Neville ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISPERSAL; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST SOIL; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; MITE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ACARI; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 39549117429     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0906-7590.05320.x     Document Type: Article

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