Landscape heterogeneity and farming practice influence biological control

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 365-371

  Östman, Örjan ^a   Ekbom, Barbara ^a   Bengtsson, Janne ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Aphid days; Conservation predator enhancement; Ecosystem service; Predator aphid interaction

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; AVES; PRUNUS PADUS; RHOPALOSIPHUM; RHOPALOSIPHUM PADI;

EID: 0035201586     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1439-1791-00072     Document Type: Article

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