Harvesting disrupts biological control of herbivores in a short-rotation coppice system

Ecological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1624-1633

  Björkman, Christer ^a   Bommarco, Riccardo ^a   Eklund, Karin ^a   Höglund, Solveig ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anthocoridae; Biological control; Disturbance; Generalist predators; Leaf beetles; Miridae; Orthotylus marginalis; Phratora vulgatissima; Recovery after harvesting; Salix viminalis; Willow coppice; Willows

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP ROTATION; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT SELECTION; HARVESTING; OVERWINTERING;

ANTHOCORIDAE; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MIRIDAE; ORTHOTYLUS; ORTHOTYLUS MARGINALIS; PHRATORA; PHRATORA VULGATISSIMA; SALIX; SALIX VIMINALIS;

EID: 11144338246     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-5341     Document Type: Article

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