Insect species richness tracking plant species richness in a diverse flora: Gall-insects in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

Oecologia

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 427-433

  Wright, Mark G ^a   Samways, Michael J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cape Floristic Region; Fynbos; Gall insects; Species richness

Indexed keywords

FYNBOS; GALL-INSECT; PLANT; PLANT-INSECT RELATIONSHIP; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; SOUTH AFRICA;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0031842179     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050537     Document Type: Article

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