Effects of cultivation techniques and methods of straw disposal on predation by Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera: Carabidae) upon slugs (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) in an arable field

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 741-753

  Symondson, W O C ^a   Glen, D M ^b   Wiltshire, C W ^b   Langdon, C J ^a   Liddell, J E ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arion intermedius; crop ecology; Deroceras reticulatum; direct drilling; ELISA

Indexed keywords

PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS; ARION INTERMEDIUS; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA;

ARABLE FIELD; PREDATION; SLUG; STRAW;

EID: 0030304910     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404945     Document Type: Article

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