Importance of tolerance to herbivory for plant survival in a British grassland

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 357-364

  Del Val, E ^a,b   Crawley, M J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Insect; Mollusc; Plant regrowth; Rabbit herbivory

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HERBIVORY; REGROWTH; SURVIVAL; TOLERANCE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MOLLUSCA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 2542447646     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02272.x     Document Type: Article

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