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Gut content analysis of spiders in coffee ecosystem [1]

Spiders are gaining favour in ecological studies as indicators of environmental quality1 and as biological control agents in agricultural ecosystems. Coffee, a major commercial crop of India harbours rich spider diversity. The crop is also attacked by a variety of pests. This correspondence discusses the importance of gut content analysis of spiders in coffee ecosystem.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2009
C. M. Senthil Kumar [2], A. Regupathy [3]
Current Science [4]
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Tags:
Ecosystems [5], Agriculture [6], Pest Control [7], Biological PC [8], Coffee [9], Insects [10], Tamil Nadu [11]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/c-m-senthil-kumar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/regupathy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pest-control
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biological-pc
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coffee
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/insects
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu