Interannual changes in folivory and bird insectivory along a natural productivity gradient in northern Patagonian forests

Ecography

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-40

  Mazía, C Noemi ^a   Kitzberger, Thomas ^b   Chaneton, Enrique J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HERBIVORY; INSECTIVORY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AGROMYZIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; NOTHOFAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS PUMILIO;

EID: 1642318865     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2004.03641.x     Document Type: Article

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