Non-random patterns of spider species composition in an Atlantic rainforest

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 448-452

  Pinto Leite, Clarissa Machado ^a   Guerrero, Agustín Camacho ^a   Brazil, Tania Kobler ^a  

^a Instituto de Biologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Araneae; Community ecology; Conservation; Guilds; Microhabitat gradients; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE;

EID: 56649112770     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/CT07-123.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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