Acacia seed predation by bruchids in an African savanna ecosystem

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1137-1144

  Miller, Maxine F ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia seeds; bruchid beetles; infestation; reafforestation

Indexed keywords

REAFFORESTATION; SAVANNA; SEED PREDATION;

AFRICA;

ACACIA CAFFRA; ACACIA HEBECLADA; ACACIA KARROO; ACACIA MELLIFERA; ACACIA NILOTICA; ACACIA ROBUSTA; ACACIA TORTILIS; BRUCHIDAE; COLEOPTERA; MIMOSACEAE;

EID: 0030301997     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404693     Document Type: Article

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