Temporal variation in the arthropod community of desert riparian habitats with varying amounts of saltcedar (Tamarix ramosissima)

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1644-1653

  Durst, S L ^a,b   Theimer, T C ^a   Paxton, E H ^b   Sogge, M K ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Arthropod diversity; Exotic; Malaise traps; Native; Salix

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ARTHROPOD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DESERT; HABITAT; NATIVE SPECIES; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTHROPODA; SALIX; TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA;

EID: 45449091920     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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