Understanding the impact of flooding on trait-displacements and shifts in assemblage structure of predatory arthropods on river banks

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1162-1174

  Lambeets, Kevin ^a   Vandegehuchte, Martijn L ^a   Maelfait, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Bonte, Dries ^a,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body size; Dispersal ability; Niche breadth; Riparian ecology; Species sorting

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISPERSAL; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLOODING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NICHE BREADTH; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDATION; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER BANK; SPIDER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; ECOSYSTEM; FLOODING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; RIVER; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; ECOSYSTEM; FLOODS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RIVERS; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; BEMBIDIINI; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; LINYPHIIDAE; LYCOSIDAE; PTEROSTICHINI;

EID: 53949121551     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01443.x     Document Type: Article

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