Macroecological patterns of spider species richness across Europe

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2849-2868

  Finch, O D ^a   Blick, T ^b   Schuldt, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Araneae; Biodiversity; Diversity gradients; Environmental variables; Species richness determinants

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; CORRELATION; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MACROECOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPIDER;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ARANEAE;

EID: 53549093554     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9400-x     Document Type: Article

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