Effects of livestock grazing on rangeland grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) abundance

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 97, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 51-64

  O'Neill, Kevin M ^a   Olson, Bret E ^a   Rolston, Marni G ^a   Wallander, Roseann ^a   Larson, Deanna P ^a,b   Seibert, Catherine E ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Grasshopper assemblages; Grazing management; Microclimate; Montana; Pest Management; USA

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; GRASSHOPPER; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK; MICROCLIMATE; PEST CONTROL;

ACRIDIDAE; AGENEOTETTIX DEORUM; AULOCARA ELLIOTTI; BOS TAURUS; CAMNULA PELLUCIDA; MELANOPLUS; MELANOPLUS PACKARDII; MELANOPLUS SANGUINIPES; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0038647137     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(03)00136-1     Document Type: Article

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