Spider assemblages across elevational and latitudinal gradients in the Yukon territory, Canada

Arctic

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-272

  Bowden, J J ^a   Buddle, C M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Araneae; Diversity; Elevation; Latitude; Species composition; Spider assemblages; Terrestrial arthropods; Yukon territory

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ELEVATION; HABITAT QUALITY; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPIDER; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA;

EID: 77956861902     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic1490     Document Type: Article

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