Inconsistent responses of alpine arthropod communities to experimental warming and thermal gradie

Climate Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 227-237

  Nash, Michael A ^a   Griffin, Philippa C ^b   Hoffmann, Ary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Elevation gradient; Grassland; Invertebrate biodiversity; Open top chambers; Temperature change

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE WARMING; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ELEVATION GRADIENT; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GRASSLAND; NATURAL GRADIENT; OPEN TOP CHAMBERS; SUB-ALPINE; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE VARIATION;

BIODIVERSITY;

ABUNDANCE; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ARTHROPOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; VEGETATION;

AUSTRALIA;

ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; ENTOMOBRYIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; KATIANNIDAE;

EID: 84873042728     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01136     Document Type: Article

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