Contrasting effects of plant richness and composition on insect communities: A field experiment

American Naturalist

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-35

  Haddad, N M ^a   Tilman, D ^a   Haarstad, J ^a   Ritchie, M ^a   Knops, J M H ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Composition; Diversity; Functional groups; Insects; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; INSECT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0034973850     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/320866     Document Type: Article

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