Cyclic population fluctuations of herbivores as an effect of cyclic seed cropping of plants: The mast depression hypothesis

Oikos

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 257-268

  Selås, Vidar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; MAST DEPRESSION HYPOTHESIS; POPULATION FLUCTUATION; SEED PRODUCTION;

NORWAY;

ABIES; BETULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; BETULA PUBESCENS SUBSP. TORTUOSA; BETULACEAE; EPIRRITA AUTUMNATA; ERICACEAE; GEOMETRIDAE; IDAEA; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS; LEPIDOPTERA; MYRTILLUS; PHASIANIDAE; PICEA ABIES; PINACEAE; SALIX; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA; VITIS SP.;

EID: 0030865557     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546594     Document Type: Article

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