Using spider web types as a substitute for assessing web-building spider biodiversity and the success of habitat restoration

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3141-3155

  Gollan, John R ^a,b   Smith, Helen M ^a   Bulbert, Matthew ^a,c   Donnelly, Andrew P ^a,d   Wilkie, Lance ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Araneae; Citizen science; Cost effective; Indicator; Invertebrate

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT TYPE; LAND MANAGEMENT; MONITORING; PEST CONTROL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPIDER; SPIDER WEB; SUCCESSION;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84755160610     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9882-1     Document Type: Article

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