Response of ants and spiders to prescribed fire in oak woodlands of California

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 359-366

  Underwood, Emma C ^a   Quinn, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Burning; Conservation management; Ecological disturbance; Functional groups; Invertebrates; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ANT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HABITAT RESTORATION; INVERTEBRATE; NATURE CONSERVATION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SPIDER; WOODLAND;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ARANEAE; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; QUERCUS DOUGLASII; THOMISIDAE;

EID: 77954218214     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-010-9265-7     Document Type: Article

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