Insect herbivory on juveniles of a threatened plant, Cirsium pitcheri, in relation to plant size, density and distribution

Ecoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-66

  Stanforth, Lynn M ^a   Louda, Svaťa M ^a   Bevill, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Conservation biology; Dunes; Gradients; Insect herbivory; Insect plant interactions; Plant distribution; Plant population dynamics; Rare plant

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM PITCHERI; INSECTA;

DUNE; ENDEMIC PLANT; HERBIVORY; PITCHER'S THISTLE;

USA, MICHIGAN, SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE;

EID: 0031407558     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1997.11682377     Document Type: Article

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