This thesis describes multi-scale patterns of ground-dwelling spiders (Araneae), a model arthropod taxon, in northern Canada. First, I examined how ground-dwelling spider diversity (i.e., composition, species richness, evenness and structure) varied at local, regional and continental scale, in three major ecoclimatic regions: the North-Boreal, Subarctic and Arctic. Second, I determined if diversity patterns varied at the family level. Third, I tested whether climate or vegetation explained spatial variation of diversity. Ground-dwelling spiders were collected in 12 sites across northern Canada using a hierarchical nested design. Spider diversity was structured at continental scale across ecoclimatic regions but not by latitude. At regional ...
The Arctic is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world. This impacts Arctic species both d...
Calcareous fens are considered to be among the most threatened ecosystems of Europe. They are also o...
Spiders are known for their direct (consumptive) and indirect (non-consumptive) impacts on herbivoro...
We examined how Arctic spider (Araneae) biodiversity is distributed at multiple spatial scales in No...
Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) are one of the most diverse and abundant taxa in the Arctic and are aff...
The objective of this thesis was to understand the spatial patterns and processes responsible for ca...
In 2000 and 2001, 22 816 spiders were caught in pitfall traps in East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary, ...
Arctic ecosystems are experiencing rapid environmental change and as a result, ecological processes ...
<div><p>Many macroecological patterns of biodiversity, including the relationship between latitude a...
The overarching goal of this thesis was to describe patterns of terrestrial arthropod biodiversity a...
Biodiversity assessments are conducted using various methods featuring diverse assemblages of biota...
Abstract. 1. The importance of dispersal capacity in structuring beta-diversity gradients has been p...
The Arctic is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world. This impacts Arctic species both d...
Spatial patterns of diversity in the dominant northern fly family Scathophagidae (Diptera) were stud...
Across large spatial scales, species richness in many taxa is mainly determined by climatic variable...
The Arctic is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world. This impacts Arctic species both d...
Calcareous fens are considered to be among the most threatened ecosystems of Europe. They are also o...
Spiders are known for their direct (consumptive) and indirect (non-consumptive) impacts on herbivoro...
We examined how Arctic spider (Araneae) biodiversity is distributed at multiple spatial scales in No...
Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) are one of the most diverse and abundant taxa in the Arctic and are aff...
The objective of this thesis was to understand the spatial patterns and processes responsible for ca...
In 2000 and 2001, 22 816 spiders were caught in pitfall traps in East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary, ...
Arctic ecosystems are experiencing rapid environmental change and as a result, ecological processes ...
<div><p>Many macroecological patterns of biodiversity, including the relationship between latitude a...
The overarching goal of this thesis was to describe patterns of terrestrial arthropod biodiversity a...
Biodiversity assessments are conducted using various methods featuring diverse assemblages of biota...
Abstract. 1. The importance of dispersal capacity in structuring beta-diversity gradients has been p...
The Arctic is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world. This impacts Arctic species both d...
Spatial patterns of diversity in the dominant northern fly family Scathophagidae (Diptera) were stud...
Across large spatial scales, species richness in many taxa is mainly determined by climatic variable...
The Arctic is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world. This impacts Arctic species both d...
Calcareous fens are considered to be among the most threatened ecosystems of Europe. They are also o...
Spiders are known for their direct (consumptive) and indirect (non-consumptive) impacts on herbivoro...