Higher taxon surrogacy and the reassembly of a forest spider (Araneae) assemblage following prescribed burning
Taxonomic impediments require us to know if simpler approaches such as using higher taxa or habitat surrogates can help assess the needs of invertebrates when managing forests. This study tests whether higher taxon (families for species) and habitat (vegetation structure for species and families) su...
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| author | Majer, Jonathan Brennan, Karl Ashby, Lachlan |
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| description | Taxonomic impediments require us to know if simpler approaches such as using higher taxa or habitat surrogates can help assess the needs of invertebrates when managing forests. This study tests whether higher taxon (families for species) and habitat (vegetation structure for species and families) surrogates might assist in determining the effects of prescribed burning on spiders. Spiders were sampled at sites representing a chronosequence of increasing ages since burning (0, 3, 6 and 9 years) by pitfall trapping and vacuuming from understorey vegetation in the South-west Botanical Province of Australia; a global biodiversity hotspot. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-412992017-09-13T16:00:45Z Higher taxon surrogacy and the reassembly of a forest spider (Araneae) assemblage following prescribed burning Majer, Jonathan Brennan, Karl Ashby, Lachlan Taxonomic impediments require us to know if simpler approaches such as using higher taxa or habitat surrogates can help assess the needs of invertebrates when managing forests. This study tests whether higher taxon (families for species) and habitat (vegetation structure for species and families) surrogates might assist in determining the effects of prescribed burning on spiders. Spiders were sampled at sites representing a chronosequence of increasing ages since burning (0, 3, 6 and 9 years) by pitfall trapping and vacuuming from understorey vegetation in the South-west Botanical Province of Australia; a global biodiversity hotspot. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41299 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.05.035 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Majer, Jonathan Brennan, Karl Ashby, Lachlan Higher taxon surrogacy and the reassembly of a forest spider (Araneae) assemblage following prescribed burning |
| title | Higher taxon surrogacy and the reassembly of a forest spider (Araneae) assemblage following prescribed burning |
| title_full | Higher taxon surrogacy and the reassembly of a forest spider (Araneae) assemblage following prescribed burning |
| title_fullStr | Higher taxon surrogacy and the reassembly of a forest spider (Araneae) assemblage following prescribed burning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Higher taxon surrogacy and the reassembly of a forest spider (Araneae) assemblage following prescribed burning |
| title_short | Higher taxon surrogacy and the reassembly of a forest spider (Araneae) assemblage following prescribed burning |
| title_sort | higher taxon surrogacy and the reassembly of a forest spider (araneae) assemblage following prescribed burning |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41299 |