The role of psyllids (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) and bell miners (Manorina melanophrys) in canopy dieback of Sydney blue gum (Eucalyptus saligna Sm.)

Austral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 450-458

  Stone, Christine ^a  

^a State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bell miners; Canopy dieback; Eucalyptus saligna; Insect herbivory; Manorina melanophrys; Psyllids; Sydney blue gum

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444397768     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1996.tb00631.x     Document Type: Article

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