Changes in spider community composition are associated with urban temperature, not herbivore abundance

Journal of Urban Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Meineke, Emily K ^a   Holmquist, Anna J ^a   Wimp, Gina M ^b   Frank, Steven D ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Spider; Urban forest; Urban heat island effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028911897     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20585543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jue/juw010     Document Type: Article

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