Flood initiates bottom-up cascades in a tri-trophic system: Host plant regrowth increases densities of a leaf beetle and its predators

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 683-691

  Nakamura, Masahiro ^a,b   Utsumi, Shunsuke ^a   Miki, Takeshi ^a   Ohgushi, Takayuki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abiotic disturbances; Compensation; Riparian habitat; Sprouting shoots; Typhoon

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; REGROWTH; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION; TYPHOON;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; WORLD;

AGELENA OPULENTA; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PLAGIODERA VERSICOLORA; SALIX; SALIX ARBUSCULOIDES; SALIX ERIOCARPA;

EID: 27644529737     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00960.x     Document Type: Article

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