Herbivory and climatic warming: A Mediterranean outbreaking caterpillar attacks a relict, boreal pine species

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 493-500

  Hódar, José A ^a   Zamora, Regino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climatic warming; Herbivory; Mediterranean mountains; Outbreaks; Plant insect interactions; Range limits

Indexed keywords

CATERPILLAR; DEFOLIATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HERBIVORY; PEST SPECIES; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

ANDALUCIA; BETIC CORDILLERA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SIERRA NEVADA [BETIC CORDILLERA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; THAUMETOPOEA PITYOCAMPA; THAUMETOPOEIDAE;

EID: 0842269961     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000009495.95589.a7     Document Type: Article

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