Spider diversity on Orchid Island, Taiwan: A comparison between habitats receiving different degrees of human disturbance

Zoological Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 598-611

  Chen, Kuan Chou ^a   Tso, I Min ^a  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Araneae; Biodiversity; Lanyu; Yami people

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ELAGATIS; ORCHIDACEAE; PLOCEINAE;

EID: 5444247294     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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