Determinants of nocturnal Lepidopteran diversity and community structure in a conifer-dominated forest

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 761-774

  Ober, Holly K ^a,b,c   Hayes, John P ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Canopy; Elevation; Moth; Species composition; Species diversity; Species richness; Understory

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GLOBAL WARMING; MOTH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 76449103195     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9732-1     Document Type: Article

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