Differential resilience of invertebrates to fire

Austral Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 460-469

  Pryke, James S ^a   Samways, Michael J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arthropod; Cape floristic region; Fire ecology; Functional feeding group; Invertebrate conservation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GUILD; INVERTEBRATE; NEW SPECIES; POLLINATOR; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

CALIFORNIA; SOUTH AFRICA; TABLE MOUNTAIN; UNITED STATES; WESTERN CAPE;

ARTHROPODA; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84861482450     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02307.x     Document Type: Article

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