Feeding by the pine weevil Hylobius abietis in relation to sun exposure and distance to forest edges

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-198

  Nordlander, Göran ^a   Örlander, Göran ^a   Langvall, Ola ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Curculionidae; Hylobius abietis; Large pine weevil; Light interception; Microclimate; Picea abies; Reforestation; Seedling damage; Shelterwood; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

ABIES; CURCULIONIDAE; HYLOBIUS; HYLOBIUS ABIETIS; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0042232460     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-9563.2003.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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