Evidence of a causal connection between anti-herbivore defence and the decomposition rate of leaves

Oikos

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 489-494

  Grime, J Philip ^a   Cornelissen, J H C ^a   Thompson, Ken ^a   Hodgson, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENCE; CRICKET; DECOMPOSITION; GARDEN SNAIL;

ACHETA DOMESTICA; GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0030303289     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545938     Document Type: Article

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