Indirect effects of grazing and nutrient addition on the hemipteran community of heather moorlands

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 793-803

  Hartley, S E ^a,b,c   Gardner, S M ^b   Mitchell, R J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Grass; Heather; Hemiptera; Soil type; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONSERVATION; GRAZING; INSECT; MOORLAND; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; NARDUS; POACEAE;

EID: 0141613083     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2003.00846.x     Document Type: Article

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