Experimental manipulations of top-down and bottom-up factors in a tri-trophic system

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1602-1606

  Stiling, Peter ^a   Rossi, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphondylia borrichiae; Borrichia fructescens; Field experiment; Florida Gulf Coast (USA); Plant quality vs. parasitism; Sea oxeye daisy; Top down vs. bottom up effects

Indexed keywords

ADONIS VERNALIS; ASPHONDYLIA; ASPHONDYLIA BORRICHIAE; BOCCONIA FRUTESCENS; BORRICHIA; BORRICHIA FRUTESCENS; LEUCANTHEMUM VULGARE; ASTERACEAE; CECIDOMYIIDAE; DIPTERA;

BOTTOM-UP FACTOR; GALL-MAKING FLY; PARASITISM; SEA-OXEYE DAISY; TOP-DOWN FACTOR; TRI-TROPHIC SYSTEM;

USA, FLORIDA, PINELLAS COUNTY;

EID: 0030614002     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[1602:EMOTDA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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