Interacting effects of herbivory and fertility on a synthesized plant community

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 514-525

  Fraser, Lauchlan H ^a,b   Grime, J Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain aphid; Herbivory; Molluscs; Outdoor microcosms; Plant defence; Plant animal interactions; Primary functional groups; Succession

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HERBIVORY; PLANT ANIMAL INTERACTION; SUCCESSION;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HERBIVORY; MICROCOSM; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SOIL FERTILITY;

ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; ARIANTA ARBUSTORUM; CEPAEA HORTENSIS; GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA; HEMIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; POA; POA ANNUA; SITOBION AVENAE;

EID: 0033041972     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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