Elevated levels of herbivory in urban landscapes: Are declines in tree health more than an edge effect?

Ecology and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Christie, Fiona J ^a   Hochuli, Dieter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Fragmentation; Herbivory; Invertebrates; Leaf damage; Remnant vegetation; Urban landscapes; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRAGMENTATION; HERBIVORY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 27444445271     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-00704-100110     Document Type: Article

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