Insect communities of Phragmites habitats used for sewage purification: Effects of age and area of habitats on species richness and herbivore-parasitoid interactions

Limnologica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-74

  Athen, Olaf ^a   Tscharntke, Teja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diversity; Fragmentation of habitats; Insect communities; Phragmites australis; Sewage purification plants

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOOD WEB; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; INSECT; REEDBED; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CECIDOMYIIDAE; CHLOROPIDAE; DIPTERA; GIRAUDIELLA INCLUSA; LIPARA PULLITARSIS; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0032988078     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0075-9511(99)80041-3     Document Type: Article

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