Techniques and Methods for Sampling Canopy Insects

Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 146-167

  Ozanne, Claire M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Branch bagging; Canopy; Chemical knockdown; Mistblowing; Sampling canopy insects

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349167907     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470750513.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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