The population dynamics of an introduced tree, Sesbania punicea, in South Africa, in response to long-term damage caused by different combinations of three species of biological control agents

Oecologia

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 343-348

  Hoffmann, J H ^a   Moran, V C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological control; Host plant density; Insect herbivory; Perennial weed

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HERBIVORY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

APIONIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; NEODIPLOGRAMMUS QUADRIVITTATUS; RHYSSOMATUS MARGINATUS; SESBANIA PUNICEA; TRICHAPION LATIVENTRE;

EID: 0031979442     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050456     Document Type: Article

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