Stable coexistence of an invasive plant and biocontrol agent: A parameterized coupled plant-herbivore model

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-79

  Buckley, Yvonne M ^a,d   Rees, Mark ^b   Sheppard, Andrew W ^c   Smyth, Matthew J ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Density dependence; Herbivore tolerance; Integrated weed management; Mogulones larvatus; Nicholson Bailey model; Structural uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COEXISTENCE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; ECHIUM PLANTAGINEUM; MOGULONES LARVATUS;

EID: 14844331046     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.00991.x     Document Type: Article

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