Ground spider assemblages as indicators for habitat structure in inland sand ecosystems

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2565-2595

  Buchholz, Sascha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Araneae; Conservation; Disturbance; Dry grasslands; Environmental factors; Habitat management; Heathlands

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARID REGION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HEATHLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SAND; SCRUB; SPIDER; SUCCESSION;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA;

EID: 77954459358     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9860-7     Document Type: Article

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