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On the abundance and density of terrestrial arthropods in Central Amazonian dryland forests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Joachim Adis
Joachim Adis
Affiliation:
AG Tropenökologie, Max-Planek-Institut für Limnologie, Plön (FRG) in cooperation with Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Manaus (Brazil)
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Abstract

Abundance and density data for terrestrial arthropods from the forest floor, trunk and canopy of primary and secondary dryland forests near Manaus, Brazil are given.

Resumo

Apresenta-se dados sobre a abundância e a densidade de artrópodos terrestres provenientes do chão, do tronco e da copa de florestas primárias e secundárias da terra firme nos arredores de Manaus, Brasil.

Keywords

abundanceAmazondensityNeotropicsterrestrial arthropodstrapping methods
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , February 1988 , pp. 19 - 24
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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