Does long-term grazing by pack stock in subalpine wet meadows result in lasting effects on arthropod assemblages?

Wetlands

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 252-262

  Holmquist, Jeffrey G ^a   Schmidt Gengenbach, Jutta ^a   Haultain, Sylvia A ^b  

^a White Mountain Research Station   (United States)

^b Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks   (United States)

Author keywords

Araneae; Baiting; Disturbance; Insecta; Sierra Nevada (USA); Sweep netting

Indexed keywords

BAIT; DISTURBANCE; GRAZING PRESSURE; LIVESTOCK; MEADOW; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; SAMPLING; SPIDER; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; WETLAND;

CALIFORNIA; SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77956475566     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-010-0020-3     Document Type: Article

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