Evidence for natural biological control: Insects decrease survival and growth of a native thistle

Ecological Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1330-1340

  Guretzky, John A ^a   Louda, Svaťa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cirsium altissimum; Insect herbivory; Plant growth; Plant survival; Tall thistle; Weed control

Indexed keywords

CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ALTISSIMUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0000016939     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1997)007[1330:EFNBCI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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