Desert grassland canopy arthropod species richness: Temporal patterns and effects of intense, short-duration livestock grazing

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 627-646

  Forbes, G S ^a   Van Zee, J W ^a   Smith, W ^a   Whitford, W G ^a,b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Desert; Insects; Livestock grazing; Shrub removal; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; CANOPY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; BOS TAURUS; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; GUTIERREZIA; GUTIERREZIA SAROTHRAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; POACEAE; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA;

EID: 8844283480     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.07.004     Document Type: Article

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