Eurasian watermilfoil biomass associated with insect herbivores in New York

Journal of Aquatic Plant Management

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 82-88

  Johnson, Robert L ^a   Van Dusen, Peter J ^b   Toner, Jason A ^c   Hairston Jr , Nelson G ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Acentria ephemerella; Biological control; Cayuga lake; Euhrychiopsis lecontei; Herbivory; Myriophyllum spicatum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034216026     PISSN: 01466623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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