Estimating subterranean species richness using intensive sampling and rarefaction curves in a high density cave region in West Virginia

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 39-45

  Schneider, Katie ^a   Culver, David C ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVE SYSTEM; CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; RARITY; SAMPLING; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 4744373125     PISSN: 10906924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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