Herbivory and plant species coexistence: Community regulation by an outbreaking phytophagous insect

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-99

  Carson, Walter P ^a,b   Root, Richard B ^c  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Chrysomelid; Community regulation; Competition and succession; Goldenrods; Herbivory; Hieracium pratense; Litter; Microrhopala vittata; Old field; Phytophagous insects as keystone species; Solidago altissima; Trophic regulation

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HERBIVORY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LITTER; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; MICRORHOPALA VITTATA; SOLIDAGO ALTISSIMA;

EID: 0033975311     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9615(2000)070[0073:HAPSCC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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