Effects of forest edges on herbivory in a New Zealand mistletoe, Alepis flavida

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-205

  Bach, Catherine E ^a   Kelly, Dave ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alepis flavida; Edge effect; Floral herbivory; Forest fragmentation; Leaf herbivory; Mistletoe; Possum; Seed predation; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; FOREST EDGE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HERBIVORY; SEED PREDATION;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

ALEPIS FLAVIDA; ALOPIAS; INSECTA; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 11844255758     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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