Plant development affects arthropod communities: Opposing impacts of species removal

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2133-2144

  Waltz, Amy Martin ^a   Whitham, Thomas G ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Chrysomela confluens; Cottonwoods; Herbivory; Insect communities; Mixed aged tree stands; Ontogeny; Pemphigus betae; Phase change; Plant development; Populus sp.

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; CHRYSOMELA CONFLUENS; CLONE; COMPETITION; HABITAT; HERBIVORE; PEMPHIGUS BETAE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PREDATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTHROPOD COMMUNITY; BIODIVERSITY; COTTONWOOD; HERBIVORY; PHASE CHANGE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT;

APHIDIDAE; CHRYSOMELA CONFLUENS; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HOMOPTERA; PEMPHIGUS BETAE; POPULUS; SALICACEAE;

EID: 0031284557     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[2133:PDAACO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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