Seasonal change and microhabitat association of Arctic spider assemblages (Arachnida: Araneae) on Victoria Island (Nunavut, Canada)

• Published in: The Canadian Entomologist
• Main Authors: Cameron, Elyssa R., Buddle, Christopher M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2017
• Subjects: Insect Science; Molecular Biology; Physiology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Structural Biology; Arctic; Cambridge Bay; Canada; Nunavut; Victoria Island; victoria island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/tce.2017.6; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X17000062

Abstract Arctic ecosystems are characterised by a mosaic of distinct microhabitats, which play a key role in structuring biodiversity. Understanding species diversity in relation to these microhabitats, and how communities are structured seasonally, is imperative to properly conserve, monitor, and m...