Species richness of gall-forming insects in a tropical rain forest: Correlations with plant diversity and soil fertility

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 411-422

  Cuevas Reyes, Pablo ^a   Siebe, Cristina ^a   Martínez Ramos, Miguel ^a   Oyama, Ken ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Galling insects; Insect plant interaction; Plant species richness; Soil fertility; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

GALL INSECT; RAINFOREST; SOIL FERTILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MEXICO;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0037373820     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022415907109     Document Type: Article

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