Impacts of the removal of invasive Carpobrotus on spider assemblage dynamics
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-020-02102-6
Abstract: Mediterranean island biodiversity is threatened by invasive plants, especially by Carpobrotus species. Invasive plant control is a major management tool for the restoration of invaded areas, but the effect of Carpobrotus removal on arthropods is… read more here.
Keywords: spider assemblages; spider; carpobrotus removal; carpobrotus ... See more keywords
Overgrazed shrublands support high taxonomic, functional and temporal diversity of Mediterranean ground spider assemblages
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.04.024
Abstract: Abstract The phryganic and maquis shrublands form the most typical vegetal formations in the Eastern Mediterranean that since thousands of years have been subject to various types of anthropogenic disturbance, including grazing. We studied the… read more here.
Keywords: ground; assemblages overgrazed; ground spider; spider assemblages ... See more keywords
Environmental and spatial drivers of spider diversity at contrasting microhabitats
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DOI: 10.1111/aec.12488
Abstract: The relative importance of environmental and spatial drivers of animal diversity varies across scales, but identifying these scales can be difficult if a sampling design does not match the scale of the target organisms' interaction… read more here.
Keywords: spider assemblages; spatial drivers; diversity; distance ... See more keywords