THE ROLE OF SPIDERS IN THE DETRITAL FOOD WEB OF AN EASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST

Historically, terrestrial food web research has focused on describing the structure of aboveground grazing webs, and determining how interactions among plants, herbivores and higher trophic levels influence primary productivity. Detrital food webs however, play a significant role in regulation of ec...

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Main Author: Hladilek, Erin Elizabeth
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2008
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/682
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1685&context=gradschool_diss