Can Malaise traps be used to sample spiders for biodiversity assessment?

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-179

  Oxbrough, Anne ^a   Gittings, Tom ^a   Kelly, Thomas C ^a   O'Halloran, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity assessment; By catch; Invertebrate sampling; Malaise traps; Pitfall traps; Spiders (Araneae)

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; BYCATCH; PITFALL TRAP; SAMPLING; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77954085500     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-009-9238-x     Document Type: Article

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