Population ecology of Chrysanthemoides monilifera in South Africa: Implications for its control in Australia

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1496-1508

  Scott, John K ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

biological control; flowering phenology; plant density; population age structure; seed predation

Indexed keywords

CHRYSANTHEMOIDES MONILIFERA; ASTERACEAE; CHRYSANTHEMOIDES INCANA; DIPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MESOCLANIS; TRYPETIDAE;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INTRODUCED PLANT; RECRUITMENT; SEED BANK;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AFRICA, CAPE PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA, KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE;

EID: 0030302624     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404788     Document Type: Article

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