Experimental verification of suction sampler capture efficiency in grasslands of differing vegetation height and structure

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1357-1363

  Brook, A J ^a   Woodcock, B A ^b   Sinka, M ^c   Vanbergen, A J ^d  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assemblage similarity; D vac; Grassland; Invertebrates; Quantitative; Sampling efficiency; Suction sampler; Univac; Vortis

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CAPTURE METHOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASSLAND; INSECT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PLANTHOPPER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPIDER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ARANEAE; ARCHAEORRHYNCHA; COLEOPTERA; HETEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 50649120563     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01530.x     Document Type: Article

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