A terrestrial field experiment showing the impact of eliminating top predators on foliage damage

Nature

Volumn 347, Issue 6292, 1990, Pages 469-472

  Spiller, David A ^a   Schoener, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD WEB; LIZARD; SEA GRAPE; SPIDER; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CECIDOMYIIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; EPHEDRA DISTACHYA; HEMIPTERA; SQUAMATA; VITIS SP.; ANOLIS; CONOCARPUS ERECTUS;

EID: 0025624189     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/347469a0     Document Type: Article

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