Natural enemy diversity and pest control: Patterns of pest emergence with agricultural intensification

Ecology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 353-360

  Wilby, Andrew ^a   Thomas, Matthew B ^a  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Arthropod natural enemies; Biodiversity; Ecosystem function; Ecosystem services; Insect pest control; Rice pests

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST CONTROL; RICE;

ASIA;

ARTHROPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0036091257     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2002.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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