Increased moth herbivory associated with environmental stress of pinyon pine at local and regional levels

Oecologia

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 389-397

  Cobb, Neil S ^a   Mopper, Susan ^a,b   Gehring, Catherine A ^a   Caouette, Matt ^a   Christensen, Kerry M ^a   Whitham, Thomas G ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioryctria albovittella; Herbivory; Pinus edulis; Stress; Vigor

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORY; NUTRIENT STRESS; PINYON PINE; WATER STRESS;

DIORYCTRIA ALBOVITTELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; PINACEAE; PINUS EDULIS; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 0030617431     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050098     Document Type: Article

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