Does urbanization have positive or negative effects on Crab spider (Araneae: Thomisidae) diversity?

ABSTRACT Urbanization has a great impact on the diversity of living organisms. Spiders, for example, have been shown to respond negatively (some orb weaving species) and positively (ground dwelling species) to urbanization. The effects of urbanization on crab spiders (Thomisidae) (sit-and-wait preda...

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Published in:	Zoologia (Curitiba)
Main Authors:	Carina I. Argañaraz, Raquel M. Gleiser
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2017-10-01
Subjects:	Arachnid biodiversity city richness turn-over urbanization
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702017000100319&lng=en&tlng=en