Top-down control and its effect on the biomass and composition of three grasses at high and low soil fertility in outdoor microcosms

Oecologia

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 239-246

  Fraser, L H ^a,b   Grime, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Outdoor microcosms; Secondary succession; Top down control; Tri trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

APHID; GRASS; HERBIVORY; LADYBIRD; MICROCOSMS; SOIL FERTILITY; TO-PDOWN CONTROL;

APHIDIDAE; ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FESTUCA OVINA; HOMOPTERA; POA ANNUA; POACEAE;

EID: 0031912172     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050374     Document Type: Article

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