Richness and composition of spiders in urban green spaces in Toledo, Ohio

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 356-363

  Moorhead, Leigh C ^a   Philpott, Stacy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Araneae; Biodiversity; Habitat fragmentation; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; CORINNIDAE; DICTYNIDAE; LIOCRANIDAE; LYCOSIDAE;

EID: 84888262097     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/P12-44     Document Type: Article

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